Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.2 times more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 51.0% more for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
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