Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 98.0% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 20.5% more for transportation
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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