Mexico City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
66
97
🏙️ Population
9.21M
443K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4206th and 31st ($1288 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4184th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Zurich

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Mexico City Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$29266

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846