Surrey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surrey	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2280	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5399	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2721	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2766	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	568K	449K

The cost of living in Surrey is 31% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1194th and 59th ($2280 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Surrey ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 122nd and 5th 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	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1405	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2952	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9496	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$862	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12026	$29610

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717