Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.7 times more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 79.4% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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