Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.2 times more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 58.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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