Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.5 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Spain, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 88.9% more for housing
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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