Cost of living comparison

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Switzerland

Nyon vs. Frankfurt Cost of Living Summary

Nyon is 52.1% more expensive than Frankfurt.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Nyon
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in Nyon
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Nyon
Housing: pay 63.0% more in Nyon
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nyon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.7% more in Nyon
Clothing: pay 75.3% more in Nyon

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Nyon are more expensive than in Frankfurt. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Nyon.

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Nyon vs. Frankfurt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nyon instead of Frankfurt, you would:

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$28.80 CHF23.79	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$18.60 CHF15.36	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.79 €3.37	$4.96 CHF4.10	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 €3.24	$4.11 CHF3.39	+13.0%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.95	$3.36 CHF2.78	+53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.86 €6.11	$12.12 CHF10.01	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 €4.74	$8.46 CHF6.99	+58.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91 €3.48	$7.71 CHF6.37	+97.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$13.02 CHF10.75	+139.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 €1.26	$1.57 CHF1.30	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$0.91 CHF0.75	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.21 CHF1.00	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 €1.55	$2.15 CHF1.77	+23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.72 CHF0.60	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.93 CHF0.77	+3.5%
Average			+37.8%

Frankfurt vs. Nyon - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.53 €7.59	$8.82 CHF7.29	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$120.00 CHF99.11	+70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$39,358.98 CHF32,507.84	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.93	$38.17 CHF31.53	+70.4%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 63.0% more for housing

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.15 €41.97	$58.13 CHF48.01	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,318.90 €1,173.87	$2,579.93 CHF2,130.85	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,097.23 €976.57	$2,119.94 CHF1,750.93	+93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$296.80 €264.16	$207.74 CHF171.58	-30.0%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,086.75 €967.25	$3,125.25 CHF2,581.25	+187.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,920.26 €20,399.86	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+53.4%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$9.60 CHF7.93	+71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.49 €4.00	$6.40 CHF5.29	+42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.67	$10.80 CHF8.92	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.94 €59.57	$102.00 CHF84.24	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.80 €14.95	$24.00 CHF19.82	+42.9%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 75.3% more for clothing

	Frankfurt	Nyon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.76 €77.22	$139.98 CHF115.62	+61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.49 €29.81	$60.81 CHF50.22	+81.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.22 €74.96	$155.71 CHF128.60	+84.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 €94.49	$185.30 CHF153.05	+74.5%
Average			+75.3%

Frankfurt vs. Nyon - Cost of clothing

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