Surrey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	82
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	568K	449K

The cost of living in Surrey is 41% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1407th and 13th ($2237 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 49th and 9th 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	$17.5	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171