cost
Cost of Living Index
Surrey69.5 / 100
Edmonton73.8 / 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
Surrey wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Edmonton.
Top trade-offs
Surrey leads cost, safety, and rent; Edmonton leads salary, jobs, and health.
cost
Surrey
69.5
city
Edmonton
73.8
city
safety
Surrey
81.3
city
Edmonton
59.3
city
housing
Surrey
$859
city
Edmonton
$1,862
city
housing
Surrey
5.7x
city
Edmonton
8.9x
city
jobs
Surrey
$3,895/mo
city
Edmonton
$4,252/mo
city
jobs
Surrey
9.8%
city
Edmonton
6.5%
city
health
Surrey
76.6
city
Edmonton
78
city
health
Surrey
74.0 years
city
Edmonton
75.7 years
city
environment
Surrey
21.1 ug/m3
city
Edmonton
17.5 ug/m3
city
environment
Surrey
64.5
city
Edmonton
60.8
city
infrastructure
Surrey
108 Mbps
city
Edmonton
120 Mbps
city
demographics
Surrey
3.6%
city
Edmonton
2.9%
city
education
Surrey
64.1
city
Edmonton
63.4
city
transport
Surrey
47.4
city
Edmonton
46.7
city
safety
Surrey
18.7 per 100k
city
Edmonton
15.5 per 100k
city
safety
Surrey
63.7 per 100k
city
Edmonton
80.8 per 100k
city
health
Surrey
24.3%
city
Edmonton
15.7%
city
quality
Surrey
5.8
city
Edmonton
6.3
city
housing
Surrey
$9,466/sqm
city
Edmonton
$10,881/sqm
city
religion
Surrey
52.2%
city
Edmonton
30.5%
city
religion
Surrey
39.1%
city
Edmonton
42.0%
city
religion
Surrey
41.9%
city
Edmonton
34.0%
city