Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.7 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 57.4% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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