Cost of living comparison
New York is 10.4% cheaper than Zurich.
If you lived in New York instead of Zurich, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.45
CHF15.79
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.24
CHF4.74
|
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.93
CHF4.46
|
$2.14
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
CHF3.01
|
$4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.15
CHF12.80
|
$9.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.04
CHF6.37
|
$4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.61
CHF5.98
|
$4.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.80
CHF11.58
|
$7.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.82
CHF1.65
|
$2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
CHF1.20
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.40
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
CHF2.03
|
$2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CHF1.09
|
$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CHF1.03
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.95
CHF8.10
|
$4.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$110.43
CHF99.93
|
$129.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,269.63
CHF33,725.51
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.90
CHF46.97
|
$19.41
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.94
CHF55.15
|
$70.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,514.09
CHF2,275.01
|
$3,884.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,832.29
CHF1,658.05
|
$2,414.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.68
CHF206.03
|
$128.71
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,073.03
CHF2,780.80
|
$2,408.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,827.93
CHF32,420.91
|
$40,818.18
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
CHF7.99
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.91
CHF5.35
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.00
CHF91.39
|
$106.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Zurich
|
New York
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.00
CHF110.40
|
$65.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.97
CHF58.79
|
$56.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.44
CHF116.23
|
$94.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.90
CHF187.22
|
$153.65
|
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