Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 59.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.85
|
$27.66
CHF24.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.63
|
$16.97
CHF15.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.80
|
$4.67
CHF4.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.22
|
$4.13
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$3.64
CHF3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$13.22
CHF11.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$7.31
CHF6.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
$6.80
CHF6.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.56
|
$12.89
CHF11.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$2.85
CHF2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
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pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.42
|
$7.83
CHF6.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.30
|
$114.11
CHF101.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,411.91
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,848.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.66
|
$42.03
CHF37.51
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
$53.46
CHF47.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,227.54
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,448.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,001.59
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,260.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.78
|
$180.02
CHF160.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,550.15
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,308.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,618.34
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,060.84
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.28
|
$7.82
CHF6.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.97
|
$10.09
CHF9.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.13
|
$88.49
CHF78.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.28
|
$21.15
CHF18.87
|
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pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.31
|
$121.70
CHF108.61
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.43
|
$61.65
CHF55.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
$136.06
CHF121.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.87
|
$176.75
CHF157.74
|
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