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Switzerland vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 13.4 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 98.2% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 58.2% more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 75.5 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.0% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 7.2 times more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Switzerland are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tonga	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$32.37 CHF25.77	+289.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$18.82 CHF14.98	+81.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$5.26 CHF4.19	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$4.76 CHF3.79	+93.7%
Average			+137.5%

Tonga vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.2% more for groceries

	Tonga	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$3.73 CHF2.97	+258.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$14.66 CHF11.67	+225.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$8.19 CHF6.52	+38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$7.43 CHF5.91	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$14.43 CHF11.49	+440.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.69 CHF1.35	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.10 CHF0.88	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.35 CHF1.07	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.94 CHF2.34	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.16 CHF0.93	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.10 CHF0.88	-7.8%
Average			+98.2%

Tonga vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Tonga	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$8.41 CHF6.70	+52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$119.36 CHF95.01	+187.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$40,637.10 CHF32,346.81	+598.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$45.06 CHF35.86	+141.1%
Average			+245.1%

Tonga vs. Switzerland - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.2% more for housing

	Tonga	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$59.20 CHF47.12	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,797.02 CHF1,430.41	+188.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,562.03 CHF1,243.36
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$197.97 CHF157.58	+38.5%
Average			+58.2%

Tonga vs. Switzerland - Cost of housing

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pay 75.5 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$2,700.86 CHF2,149.86	+1611.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$33,359.10 CHF26,553.58	+13286.8%
Average			+7449.0%

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pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$8.73 CHF6.95	+162.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$6.04 CHF4.81	+107.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$11.28 CHF8.98	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$101.44 CHF80.74	+225.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$24.10 CHF19.18	-42.0%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 7.2 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$142.30 CHF113.27	+878.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$70.55 CHF56.15	+299.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$162.86 CHF129.64	+684.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$202.63 CHF161.29	+597.0%
Average			+615.0%

Tonga vs. Switzerland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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