Cost of living comparison
France is 38.5% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in France instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Switzerland
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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