Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.5 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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