Yekaterinburg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$676
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1762
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$326
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$708
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.3
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$605
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
1.47M
443K

The cost of living in Yekaterinburg is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6984th and 31st ($676 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5379th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Yekaterinburg Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.69
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.8
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.47
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.02%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1840
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1299
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.19
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.57
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.9
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$182
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4747
$29266

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$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846