Mexico City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$774	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$6864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	9.21M	449K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4274th and 13th ($1428 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 3354th and 9th 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	$11.7	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$24322

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171