Surrey vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surrey	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1408	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2682	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	45
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	568K	750K

The cost of living in Surrey is 26% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1272nd and 2674th ($2297 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 79th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 12th vs 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 146th vs 251st 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	$17.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.9	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9695	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8527	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.29	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.4	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$869	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12061	$11646

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714