cost
Cost of Living Index
Surrey69.5 / 100
Calgary94.9 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
No clear winner across 22 metrics.
Top trade-offs
Surrey leads cost, safety, and rent; Calgary leads salary, jobs, and health.
cost
Surrey
69.5
city
Calgary
94.9
city
safety
Surrey
81.3
city
Calgary
66.9
city
housing
Surrey
$859
city
Calgary
$2,122
city
housing
Surrey
5.7x
city
Calgary
5.8x
city
jobs
Surrey
$3,895/mo
city
Calgary
$6,032/mo
city
jobs
Surrey
9.8%
city
Calgary
7.7%
city
health
Surrey
76.6
city
Calgary
66.4
city
health
Surrey
74.0 years
city
Calgary
74.5 years
city
environment
Surrey
21.1 ug/m3
city
Calgary
28.9 ug/m3
city
environment
Surrey
64.5
city
Calgary
57.8
city
infrastructure
Surrey
108 Mbps
city
Calgary
180 Mbps
city
demographics
Surrey
3.6%
city
Calgary
3.4%
city
education
Surrey
64.1
city
Calgary
64.3
city
transport
Surrey
47.4
city
Calgary
47.8
city
safety
Surrey
18.7 per 100k
city
Calgary
19.2 per 100k
city
safety
Surrey
63.7 per 100k
city
Calgary
88.8 per 100k
city
health
Surrey
24.3%
city
Calgary
18.8%
city
quality
Surrey
5.8
city
Calgary
6
city
housing
Surrey
$9,466/sqm
city
Calgary
$7,746/sqm
city
religion
Surrey
52.2%
city
Calgary
38.4%
city
religion
Surrey
39.1%
city
Calgary
71.3%
city
religion
Surrey
41.9%
city
Calgary
43.3%
city