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United States vs. Vevey Cost of Living Summary

United States is 32.2% cheaper than Vevey.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in United States
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in United States
Transportation: pay 53.9% less in United States
Housing: pay 3.5% less in United States
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in United States
Clothing: pay 46.6% less in United States

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in United States.

United States vs. Vevey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Vevey, you would:

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Vevey	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.28 CHF24.89	$19.45	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.96 CHF15.88	$11.12	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.27 CHF4.19	$2.56	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.72 CHF3.75	$2.00	-57.5%
Average			-47.8%

Vevey vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Vevey	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$3.85 CHF3.06	$3.56	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.28 CHF10.57	$6.50	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.54 CHF6.79	$3.97	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.28 CHF5.79	$4.27	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.14 CHF12.04	$5.41	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 CHF1.32	$2.37	+42.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 CHF0.88	$0.78	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 CHF1.03	$2.04	+57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.13 CHF2.49	$2.21	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.96	$1.34	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.86	$1.38	+28.1%
Average			-12.4%

Vevey vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

	Vevey	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.45 CHF6.72	$3.41	-59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$244.00 CHF194.12	$65.85	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,651.26	$32,336.38	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.17 CHF36.73	$17.61	-61.9%
Average			-53.9%

Vevey vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Vevey	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.97 CHF47.71	$68.97	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,539.07 CHF1,224.42	$1,664.59	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,501.53 CHF1,194.56	$1,416.15	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$219.01 CHF174.23	$150.19	-31.4%
Average			-3.5%

Vevey vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Vevey	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,492.13 CHF1,982.64	$1,387.27	-44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,035.74 CHF27,873.03	$23,196.46	-33.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vevey	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.01 CHF7.96	$5.84	-41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.01 CHF4.78	$5.15	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.26 CHF8.96	$9.90	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.05 CHF39.82	$51.45	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.03 CHF19.91	$13.64	-45.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 46.6% less for clothing

	Vevey	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.11 CHF87.60	$51.08	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.69 CHF56.24	$41.81	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$177.52 CHF141.23	$87.56	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$190.82 CHF151.81	$112.04	-41.3%
Average			-46.6%

Vevey vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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