Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 87.0% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.09
|
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.12
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.81
|
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.28
|
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.50
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.48
|
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.33
|
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.78
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.22
|
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.52
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.25
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.46
|
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.63
|
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.61
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.13
|
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$92.90
|
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$34,627.56
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.03
|
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$85.95
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,720.97
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,571.41
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$162.71
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,029.39
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$16,946.59
|
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.33
|
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.05
|
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.21
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$60.59
|
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.44
|
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$75.99
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$55.01
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$119.77
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$144.00
|
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
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