Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.7 times more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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