Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 66.4% more expensive than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Switzerland

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

Switzerland vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$32.37 CHF25.29	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.98	$18.82 CHF14.70	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$5.26 CHF4.11	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$4.76 CHF3.72	+133.2%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$4.48	$3.73 CHF2.91	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.26	$14.66 CHF11.45	+77.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$8.19 CHF6.40	+122.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37	$7.43 CHF5.80	+70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$14.43 CHF11.27	+208.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82	$1.69 CHF1.32	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.10 CHF0.86	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.35 CHF1.05	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$2.94 CHF2.30	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$1.16 CHF0.91	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$1.10 CHF0.86	-36.4%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$8.41 CHF6.57	+157.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50	$119.36 CHF93.23	+64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,003.00	$40,637.10 CHF31,742.41	+40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93	$45.06 CHF35.19	+166.2%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.00	$59.20 CHF46.24	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,380.22	$1,797.02 CHF1,403.68	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,983.11	$1,562.03 CHF1,220.13	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.01	$197.97 CHF154.64	+45.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$816.67	$2,700.86 CHF2,109.69	+230.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,150.00	$33,359.10 CHF26,057.43	-10.2%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$8.73 CHF6.82	+74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$6.04 CHF4.72	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$11.28 CHF8.81	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.00	$101.44 CHF79.24	+40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$24.10 CHF18.83	+46.1%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$142.30 CHF111.16	+199.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75	$70.55 CHF55.11	+61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$162.86 CHF127.22	+74.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.25	$202.63 CHF158.28	+82.1%
Average			+104.3%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Switzerland - Cost of clothing

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