Mississauga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mississauga	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2326	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2521	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3062	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	97	100
🏙️ Population	718K	449K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1215th and 23rd ($2326 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Mississauga ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 17th and 2nd 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	$14.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2610	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.52%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8772	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6315	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.5	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10782	$22875

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2033
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2464
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2241
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2193
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2103
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1869
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2449
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2010
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1844
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2071
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1928
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1564
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1705
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2049
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2096
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2187
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2109
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1683
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2082
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1936
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2083
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1868
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1971
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1931
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1659
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2031

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041