Yekaterinburg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$377
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$696
$7242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
60
98
🏙️ Population
1.47M
449K

The cost of living in Yekaterinburg is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6596th and 59th ($765 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Yekaterinburg ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5209th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$923
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.81
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.03
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.3
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4946
$29610

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$592
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$600
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$617
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$596
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$595
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$765
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$531
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$672
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$710
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$637
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$454
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$538
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$593
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$557
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$509
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$534
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$508
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$619
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$734
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$548
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$569
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$656
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$612
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$592
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$631
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$549
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$590
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$654
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$605
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$438
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658

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$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
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$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