Mexico City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$611	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	9.21M	447K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4630th and 41st ($1190 vs $3392) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 2 months in Zurich. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3360th 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	$10.3	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$20539

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

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