Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 76.0% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
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pay 68.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Switzerland
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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