Cost of living comparison

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Switzerland vs. Rhode Island Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 61.2% more expensive than Rhode Island.

Restaurants
pay 79.0% more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 24.9% more in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 77.1% more in Switzerland
Housing
pay 7.2% less in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 55.4% more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.6% more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 2.6 times more in Switzerland

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Switzerland are more expensive than in Rhode Island. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

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Switzerland vs. Rhode Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Rhode Island, you would:

pay 79.0% more for restaurants

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.33
 
 $32.37
CHF26.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.33
 
 $18.82
CHF15.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
 
 $5.26
CHF4.25
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pay 24.9% more for groceries

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.99
 
 $3.73
CHF3.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.34
 
 $14.66
CHF11.83
Milk (1 gallon) $4.86
 
 $8.19
CHF6.61
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pay 77.1% more for transportation

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.21
 
 $8.41
CHF6.79
Monthly public transit pass $70.00
 
 $119.36
CHF96.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,181.63
 
 $40,637.10
CHF32,788.49
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pay 7.2% less for housing

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $65.25
 
 $59.20
CHF47.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,195.21
 
 $1,797.02
CHF1,449.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,880.56
 
 $1,562.03
CHF1,260.34
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pay 55.4% more for childcare

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,353.94
 
 $2,700.86
CHF2,179.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,000.00
 
 $33,359.10
CHF26,916.16
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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.42
 
 $8.73
CHF7.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
 
 $6.04
CHF4.88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.17
 
 $11.28
CHF9.10
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Rhode Island
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.10
 
 $142.30
CHF114.82
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.67
 
 $70.55
CHF56.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $73.83
 
 $162.86
CHF131.41
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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