Cost of living comparison
Winterthur is 76.7% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Winterthur instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$27.62
CHF25.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$4.74
CHF4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$4.11
CHF3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$15.95
CHF14.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$7.41
CHF6.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$7.30
CHF6.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$12.99
CHF11.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.60
CHF1.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.21
CHF1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.30
CHF1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$2.60
CHF2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$1.38
CHF1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$1.35
CHF1.22
|
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pay 50.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$7.56
CHF6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$102.21
CHF92.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$47.51
CHF43.19
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$53.41
CHF48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$2,209.95
CHF2,008.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$1,712.71
CHF1,556.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$175.06
CHF159.13
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$2,624.32
CHF2,385.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$19,152.90
CHF17,410.21
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$7.73
CHF7.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$6.20
CHF5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$9.72
CHF8.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$102.39
CHF93.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$23.20
CHF21.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Winterthur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$152.27
CHF138.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$110.50
CHF100.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$147.85
CHF134.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$226.52
CHF205.91
|
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