Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 2.2 times more expensive than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 38.9% more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Switzerland

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

Switzerland vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Norway, you would:

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pay 51.0% more for restaurants

	Norway	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 NOK197.36	$27.66 CHF22.57	+49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.17 NOK129.65	$16.97 CHF13.84	+39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NOK30.67	$4.67 CHF3.81	+62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 NOK28.79	$4.13 CHF3.37	+52.7%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Norway	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 NOK32.28	$3.64 CHF2.97	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 NOK54.32	$13.22 CHF10.79	+159.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 NOK79.01	$7.31 CHF5.97	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 NOK39.53	$6.80 CHF5.55	+83.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.92 NOK63.14	$12.89 CHF10.52	+117.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 NOK14.02	$1.52 CHF1.24	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 NOK10.48	$1.03 CHF0.84	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK13.76	$1.31 CHF1.07	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 NOK19.38	$2.85 CHF2.33	+56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NOK10.18	$1.12 CHF0.91	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 NOK11.22	$1.07 CHF0.87	+1.5%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Norway	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 NOK78.03	$7.83 CHF6.39	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.29 NOK717.05	$114.11 CHF93.11	+69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,441.53 NOK345,706.30	$36,806.66 CHF30,033.20	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 NOK250.40	$42.03 CHF34.30	+78.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 38.9% more for housing

	Norway	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.97 NOK564.42	$53.46 CHF43.62	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.17 NOK10,977.78	$1,622.75 CHF1,324.12	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.77 NOK8,565.18	$1,411.84 CHF1,152.02	+75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.13 NOK1,578.55	$180.02 CHF146.89	+21.5%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Norway	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$272.16 NOK2,900.24	$2,587.05 CHF2,110.96	+850.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,113.04 NOK65,142.35	$30,321.56 CHF24,741.54	+396.0%
Average			+623.3%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.83 NOK94.07	$7.82 CHF6.38	-11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.64 NOK49.43	$5.42 CHF4.42	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.25 NOK141.19	$10.09 CHF8.24	-23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.21 NOK460.43	$88.49 CHF72.20	+104.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.55 NOK144.43	$21.15 CHF17.26	+56.0%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Norway	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.77 NOK935.35	$121.70 CHF99.30	+38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 NOK427.40	$61.65 CHF50.31	+53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 NOK1,071.25	$136.06 CHF111.02	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.05 NOK1,343.25	$176.75 CHF144.22	+40.2%
Average			+42.0%

Norway vs. Switzerland - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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