Sacramento vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	525K	449K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 15% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 313th and 59th ($2813 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 308th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Zurich

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	Sacramento	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$29610

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717