Mexico City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$792	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	73	97
🏙️ Population	9.21M	452K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4074th and 11th ($1475 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 2482nd 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	$11.6	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$26431

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117