Cleveland vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cleveland	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1963	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4528	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$1853	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3510	$6770
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	373K	447K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 42% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1971st and 41st ($1963 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2 months in Zurich. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 269th and 6th 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	$16.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.33	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1033	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18767	$20539

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843