Cost of living comparison
Australia is 24.1% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF27.10
|
$16.79
A$25.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF13.80
|
$9.81
A$14.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.66
|
$2.56
A$3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF3.04
|
$2.14
A$3.24
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.16
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF12.13
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.72
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF6.18
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.72
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.89
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.99
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.33
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.87
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.91
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF6.89
|
$4.73
A$7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF78.35
|
$84.46
A$127.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,325.25
|
$27,859.34
A$42,153.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF37.65
|
$18.12
A$27.42
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF46.45
|
$55.36
A$83.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,458.58
|
$1,258.08
A$1,903.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,396.16
|
$971.44
A$1,469.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF166.07
|
$141.88
A$214.68
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,932.62
|
$1,377.23
A$2,083.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF34,164.90
|
$14,720.56
A$22,273.50
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.90
|
$6.69
A$10.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF4.93
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.87
|
$28.13
A$42.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF74.48
|
$53.84
A$81.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF17.74
|
$13.24
A$20.03
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF115.80
|
$75.27
A$113.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF62.42
|
$54.30
A$82.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF117.03
|
$102.43
A$154.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF121.55
|
$118.12
A$178.72
|
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