Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 31.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 197.4 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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