Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.1 times more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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