Surrey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	82
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	568K	452K

The cost of living in Surrey is 46% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1777th and 11th ($2091 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 74th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Zurich

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	Surrey	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117