Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.7 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Greece
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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