Cost of living comparison
Spain is 53.1% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Spain instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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