Cost of living comparison
Zurich is 11.9% more expensive than New York.
If you lived in Zurich instead of New York, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$27.62
CHF25.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$17.68
CHF16.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
|
$5.15
CHF4.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$4.77
CHF4.33
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.83
|
$3.67
CHF3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
|
$12.49
CHF11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
|
$7.24
CHF6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
|
$6.85
CHF6.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.93
|
$11.43
CHF10.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
|
$1.55
CHF1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$1.37
CHF1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$2.30
CHF2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$7.79
CHF7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$132.00
|
$95.03
CHF86.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$43.09
CHF39.17
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.82
|
$51.05
CHF46.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,350.00
|
$2,455.74
CHF2,232.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,895.30
|
$1,834.58
CHF1,667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.65
|
$205.09
CHF186.43
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,123.56
|
$3,017.01
CHF2,742.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$58,000.00
|
$36,229.36
CHF32,932.92
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.84
CHF8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
|
$5.89
CHF5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$9.94
CHF9.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.95
|
$82.91
CHF75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
New York
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.17
|
$130.98
CHF119.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.24
|
$65.69
CHF59.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.23
|
$125.12
CHF113.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.09
|
$211.23
CHF192.01
|
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