Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.2 times more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Finland, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Finland
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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