Cleveland vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	373K	449K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 42% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2110th and 59th ($1899 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 305th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Zurich

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	Cleveland	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$29610

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717