Surrey vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	46
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	568K	398K

The cost of living in Surrey is 23% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1407th and 2786th ($2237 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1921st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Wichita

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	Surrey	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$16041

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328