Cost of living comparison
Italy is 46.3% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Italy instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
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pay 31.8% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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