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Switzerland vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 75.3% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 81.5% more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 75.4% more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Switzerland are more expensive than in Australia. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Australia	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$32.37 CHF25.99	+88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$18.82 CHF15.11	+95.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$5.26 CHF4.23	+100.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$4.76 CHF3.82	+122.1%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Australia	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$3.73 CHF2.99	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$14.66 CHF11.77	+248.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$8.19 CHF6.58	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$7.43 CHF5.96	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$14.43 CHF11.59	+272.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.69 CHF1.36	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$1.10 CHF0.89	-13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$1.35 CHF1.08	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$2.94 CHF2.36	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.16 CHF0.93	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$1.10 CHF0.88	+12.9%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 81.5% more for transportation

	Australia	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$8.41 CHF6.75	+87.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$119.36 CHF95.82	+38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$40,637.10 CHF32,622.53	+46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$45.06 CHF36.17	+152.7%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Australia	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$59.20 CHF47.52	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$1,797.02 CHF1,442.60	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$1,562.03 CHF1,253.96	+62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$197.97 CHF158.93	+48.1%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Australia	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$2,700.86 CHF2,168.19	+83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$33,359.10 CHF26,779.92	+140.9%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$8.73 CHF7.00	+34.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$6.04 CHF4.85	+69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$11.28 CHF9.06	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$101.44 CHF81.43	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$24.10 CHF19.35	+84.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 75.4% more for clothing

	Australia	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$142.30 CHF114.24	+104.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$70.55 CHF56.63	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$162.86 CHF130.74	+64.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$202.63 CHF162.67	+87.7%
Average			+75.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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