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Switzerland vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 5.7% more expensive than Singapore overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 10.8% more in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 21.6% less in Switzerland
Housing
pay 20.1% less in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 45.3% more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.9% more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 46.7% more in Switzerland

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Switzerland are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Switzerland. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

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Switzerland vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Singapore, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.72
SGD15.02
$30.33
CHF25.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.59
SGD11.01
$18.14
CHF14.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.81
SGD2.32
$5.29
CHF4.37
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pay 10.8% more for groceries

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.52
SGD3.23
$3.50
CHF2.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.61
SGD13.60
$12.96
CHF10.70
Milk (1 gallon) $11.31
SGD14.49
$8.10
CHF6.69
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pay 21.6% less for transportation

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.42
SGD12.07
$8.57
CHF7.08
Monthly public transit pass $95.32
SGD122.14
$118.70
CHF98.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $158K
SGD202K
$40,149.55
CHF33,160.79
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pay 20.1% less for housing

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $26.68
SGD34.19
$58.17
CHF48.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,972.36
SGD3,808.76
$1,813.65
CHF1,497.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,133.71
SGD2,734.12
$1,535.97
CHF1,268.60
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pay 45.3% more for childcare

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,466.84
SGD1,879.60
$2,648.71
CHF2,187.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,413.66
SGD36,409.09
$33,203.62
CHF27,423.94
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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.20
SGD10.51
$8.68
CHF7.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.19
SGD6.65
$5.95
CHF4.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $14.06
SGD18.02
$10.85
CHF8.96
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pay 46.7% more for clothing

 
Singapore
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.66
SGD103.36
$135.00
CHF111.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.96
SGD65.30
$65.94
CHF54.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.36
SGD141.41
$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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