Yekaterinburg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$492
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$8151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
64
100
🏙️ Population
1.47M
449K

The cost of living in Yekaterinburg is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5881st and 23rd ($962 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Yekaterinburg ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5334th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$990
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.66
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.52%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1410
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7319
$22875

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617

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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