Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 26.5% more expensive than Jersey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
|
pay 45.4% more for childcare
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
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