Surrey vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	79	47
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	568K	1.26M

The cost of living in Surrey is 55% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1777th and 4430th ($2091 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 74th and 5342nd 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	$17.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$6434

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994