Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.7 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
$25.29
CHF22.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
$16.39
CHF14.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
$4.49
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
$3.46
CHF3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
$12.71
CHF11.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
$6.96
CHF6.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
$6.50
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
$12.35
CHF11.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
$1.53
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
$2.51
CHF2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
$7.75
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
$108.37
CHF97.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,823.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
$41.64
CHF37.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
$52.30
CHF47.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,421.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,189.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
$173.73
CHF156.83
|
|
pay 15.7 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,222.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,351.86
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
$7.36
CHF6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
$5.23
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
$9.76
CHF8.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
$84.81
CHF76.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
$20.50
CHF18.50
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
$120.31
CHF108.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
$60.46
CHF54.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
$130.36
CHF117.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
$165.15
CHF149.09
|
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