Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 17.8% more expensive than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 78.1% more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Surrey are more expensive than in Toronto. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.82	$23.13 £17.35	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.89	$9.25 £6.94	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.94	$2.26 £1.70	+9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$1.45 £1.09	-15.4%
Average			+7.4%

Toronto vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Toronto	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.88	$2.07 £1.55	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.46	$4.18 £3.14	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.37	$4.88 £3.66	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$5.01	$4.18 £3.13	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.30	$4.10 £3.07	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.38	$1.40 £1.05	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.66 £0.49	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.25	$0.90 £0.67	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.76	$1.48 £1.11	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.17	$0.64 £0.48	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.82 £0.62	+11.7%
Average			-17.1%

Toronto vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Toronto	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.62	$7.14 £5.36	+52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.12	??
Average			+45.6%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Toronto	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.77	$35.02 £26.27	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.57	$202.10 £151.64	+119.1%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 78.1% more for childcare

	Toronto	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+156.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+23.7%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.94	$6.61 £4.96	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.62	$4.79 £3.59	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$22.96 £17.23	+63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.29	$52.86 £39.66	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.87	$13.21 £9.91	+4.7%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Toronto	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$73.11	$52.86 £39.66	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.94	$39.64 £29.74	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.88	$88.10 £66.10	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$173.06	$92.50 £69.40	-24.3%
Average			-8.6%

Toronto vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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