Surrey vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surrey	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1408	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2682	$563
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	79	38
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	568K	6.98M

The cost of living in Surrey is 191% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1272nd and 6706th ($2297 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 26th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Surrey ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 146th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Zhanjiang

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	Surrey	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.9	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9695	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8527	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.29	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.4	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$869	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12061	$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574