Surrey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surrey	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1408	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2682	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	81
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	568K	449K

The cost of living in Surrey is 38% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1272nd and 23rd ($2297 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd 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 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 146th and 2nd 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	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9695	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8527	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.29	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.4	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$869	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12061	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041