Mississauga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mississauga	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5051	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1676	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2686	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3465	$6770
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	718K	447K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 27% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 814th and 41st ($2472 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 2 months in Zurich. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 88th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Zurich

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	Mississauga	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2676	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2385	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8634	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7001	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11142	$20539

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2127
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2266
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2575
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2332
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2297
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2154
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2398
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2012
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1971
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2597
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2267
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1884
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$2095
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1635
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1762
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$1798
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2018
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2051
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2041
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1814
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$1964
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$2038
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$1986
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2017
146 km or 91 mi	London	$2040
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1865
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2046

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