Surrey vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	79	47
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	568K	1.26M

The cost of living in Surrey is 75% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1407th and 4609th ($2237 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 11th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 49th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Zapopan

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	Surrey	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986