Cost of living comparison
Zurich is 28.9% more expensive than San Francisco.
If you lived in Zurich instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$17.45
CHF15.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$5.24
CHF4.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$4.93
CHF4.51
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$3.33
CHF3.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$14.15
CHF12.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$7.04
CHF6.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$6.61
CHF6.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$12.80
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$1.82
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.33
CHF1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.55
CHF1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$2.24
CHF2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.20
CHF1.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.14
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$8.95
CHF8.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$110.43
CHF101.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$37,269.63
CHF34,097.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$51.90
CHF47.48
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$60.94
CHF55.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$2,514.09
CHF2,300.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$1,832.29
CHF1,676.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$227.68
CHF208.30
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$3,073.03
CHF2,811.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$35,827.93
CHF32,778.18
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.83
CHF8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$5.91
CHF5.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$101.00
CHF92.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
San Francisco
|
Zurich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$122.00
CHF111.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$64.97
CHF59.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$128.44
CHF117.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$206.90
CHF189.29
|
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