Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.8 times more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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