Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 15.3% more expensive than Jersey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Switzerland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Jersey
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Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
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pay 2.6% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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