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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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