Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 89.3% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
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pay 40.8% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
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