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La Chaux-de-fonds vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

La Chaux-de-fonds is 3.8% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in La Chaux-de-fonds
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Housing: pay 8.3% less in La Chaux-de-fonds
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in La Chaux-de-fonds
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in La Chaux-de-fonds
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in La Chaux-de-fonds

The cost of clothing, transportation, and groceries in La Chaux-de-fonds are more expensive than in Switzerland. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in La Chaux-de-fonds.

La Chaux-de-fonds vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Chaux-de-fonds instead of Switzerland, you would:

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.37 CHF26.02	$25.03 CHF20.12	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.82 CHF15.13	$18.77 CHF15.09	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.26 CHF4.23	$3.75 CHF3.02	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.76 CHF3.83	$4.69 CHF3.77	-1.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$3.92 CHF3.15	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.66 CHF11.79	$13.59 CHF10.93	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.19 CHF6.59	$8.69 CHF6.98	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.43 CHF5.97	$7.79 CHF6.26	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.43 CHF11.60	$15.46 CHF12.43	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 CHF1.36	$1.62 CHF1.30	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.89	$1.14 CHF0.92	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 CHF1.08	$1.41 CHF1.13	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94 CHF2.36	$2.98 CHF2.40	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.94	$1.23 CHF0.99	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.88	$1.13 CHF0.91	+2.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 CHF6.76	$8.61 CHF6.92	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.36 CHF95.96	$161.41 CHF129.77	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,637.10 CHF32,669.26	$41,166.99 CHF33,095.26	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$45.06 CHF36.22	$39.80 CHF32.00	-11.7%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.20 CHF47.59	$63.30 CHF50.89	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,797.02 CHF1,444.67	$1,501.53 CHF1,207.12	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,562.03 CHF1,255.75	$1,105.29 CHF888.58	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97 CHF159.15	$208.38 CHF167.52	+5.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,700.86 CHF2,171.30	$3,128.19 CHF2,514.84	+15.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,359.10 CHF26,818.28	$21,146.57 CHF17,000.30	-36.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.73 CHF7.01	$7.51 CHF6.04	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04 CHF4.86	$4.80 CHF3.86	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.28 CHF9.07	$11.26 CHF9.05	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.44 CHF81.55	$77.16 CHF62.03	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.10 CHF19.37	$25.03 CHF20.12	+3.8%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Switzerland	La Chaux-de-fonds
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.30 CHF114.40	$141.88 CHF114.06	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.55 CHF56.71	$81.33 CHF65.39	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$162.86 CHF130.93	$170.05 CHF136.71	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.63 CHF162.90	$221.63 CHF178.18	+9.4%
Average			+7.2%

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