Cost of living comparison
Spain is 58.9% cheaper than Zurich.
If you lived in Spain instead of Zurich, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Zurich
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.45
CHF15.82
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.24
CHF4.75
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.93
CHF4.47
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Zurich
|
Spain
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
CHF3.02
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.15
CHF12.83
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.04
CHF6.39
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.61
CHF5.99
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.80
CHF11.60
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.82
CHF1.65
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
CHF1.20
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.40
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
CHF2.03
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CHF1.09
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CHF1.03
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Zurich
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.95
CHF8.11
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$110.43
CHF100.10
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,269.63
CHF33,784.92
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.90
CHF47.05
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Zurich
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.94
CHF55.24
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,514.09
CHF2,279.02
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,832.29
CHF1,660.97
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.68
CHF206.39
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Zurich
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,073.03
CHF2,785.70
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,827.93
CHF32,478.02
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Zurich
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
CHF8.01
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.91
CHF5.36
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.00
CHF91.55
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
Zurich
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.00
CHF110.59
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.97
CHF58.89
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.44
CHF116.43
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.90
CHF187.55
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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