Yekaterinburg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2729
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$633
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$1107
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1033
$8550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
1.47M
452K

The cost of living in Yekaterinburg is 70% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4849th and 11th ($1163 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5361st and 6th 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
$14.4
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1319
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$877
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.97%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2871
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1871
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.8
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.2
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7933
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117