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Switzerland vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 67.0% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 33.7% less in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 40.8% more in Switzerland
Housing
pay 75.2% more in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 14.9 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 90.6% more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Switzerland are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

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Switzerland vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
 
 $30.33
CHF25.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.50
 
 $18.14
CHF14.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
 $5.29
CHF4.37
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pay 33.7% less for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.40
 
 $3.50
CHF2.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.39
 
 $12.96
CHF10.70
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
 $8.10
CHF6.69
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pay 40.8% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
 $8.57
CHF7.08
Monthly public transit pass ?? $118.70
CHF98.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
 
 $40,149.55
CHF33,160.79
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pay 75.2% more for housing

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $80.00
 
 $58.17
CHF48.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $775.00
 
 $1,813.65
CHF1,497.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
 $1,535.97
CHF1,268.60
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pay 14.9 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
 $2,648.71
CHF2,187.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,640.00
 
 $33,203.62
CHF27,423.94
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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
 
 $8.68
CHF7.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
 
 $5.95
CHF4.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.00
 
 $10.85
CHF8.96
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $70.00
 
 $135.00
CHF111.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.00
 
 $65.94
CHF54.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $30.00
 
 $152.86
CHF126.25
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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