Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.3 times more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Finland, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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