Yekaterinburg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1053
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$559
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.8
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$939
$6864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
1.47M
449K

The cost of living in Yekaterinburg is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5278th and 13th ($1053 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Yekaterinburg ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5513th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Yekaterinburg vs Zurich

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.49
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.16%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2644
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1615
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.95
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.59
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7937
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171