Cost of living comparison

 New Zealand
compared to
 Switzerland
Switzerland vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 94.1% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 62.2% more in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 68.4% more in Switzerland
Housing
pay 59.1% more in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 52.0% more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 57.0% more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Switzerland are more expensive than in New Zealand. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of New Zealand, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.47
NZ$24.01
$27.66
CHF25.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.81
NZ$15.70
$16.97
CHF15.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
NZ$3.86
$4.67
CHF4.25

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.86
NZ$3.32
$3.64
CHF3.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.77
NZ$6.72
$13.22
CHF12.01
Milk (1 gallon) $6.55
NZ$11.66
$7.31
CHF6.64

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.26
NZ$11.16
$7.83
CHF7.12
Monthly public transit pass $69.15
NZ$123.24
$114.11
CHF103.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,735.85
NZ$44,080.65
$36,806.66
CHF33,443.89

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pay 59.1% more for housing

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.16
NZ$91.16
$53.46
CHF48.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.66
NZ$1,795.71
$1,622.75
CHF1,474.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $809.64
NZ$1,442.82
$1,411.84
CHF1,282.85

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $611.89
NZ$1,090.42
$2,587.05
CHF2,350.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,661.07
NZ$18,998.61
$30,321.56
CHF27,551.29

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pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.10
NZ$10.86
$7.82
CHF7.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
NZ$5.88
$5.42
CHF4.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.88
NZ$40.77
$10.09
CHF9.17

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pay 57.0% more for clothing

 
New Zealand
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.31
NZ$116.38
$121.70
CHF110.58
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
NZ$72.68
$61.65
CHF56.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.71
NZ$167.00
$136.06
CHF123.63

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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