Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 71.6% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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