Surrey vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	79	17
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	568K	7.01M

The cost of living in Surrey is 275% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1407th and 7977th ($2237 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 234th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 49th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Zhumadian

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	Surrey	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507