Surrey vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	46
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	568K	750K

The cost of living in Surrey is 22% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1407th and 2723rd ($2237 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 95th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 3rd vs 26th best cities to live in Canada, and 49th vs 326th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Winnipeg

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	Surrey	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429