Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 30.2% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.74
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.73
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.03
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.64
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.11
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.43
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.25
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.84
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.10
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.37
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.93
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.26
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF6.97
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF97.41
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF31,687.70
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.43
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF47.01
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,415.08
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,184.38
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF156.16
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,213.26
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,230.63
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.62
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.70
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.77
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF76.23
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.43
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
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pay 36.0% less for clothing
Switzerland
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United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF108.15
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.35
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF117.18
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF148.45
|
$94.66
£74.84
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