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New York vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

New York is 22.3% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% less in New York
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in New York
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in New York
Housing: pay 7.9% more in New York
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in New York
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in New York

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in New York.

New York vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF25.14	$19.04	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF15.42	$10.50	-38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.25	$2.37	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.75	$1.83	-55.6%
Average			-43.6%

Switzerland vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Switzerland	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.31	$3.74	+2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF12.01	$7.35	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.64	$4.05	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF6.17	$3.87	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.71	$5.18	-59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.38	$2.36	+55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.94	$0.80	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.19	$2.10	+60.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.59	$2.36	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF1.01	$1.54	+38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.97	$1.49	+39.3%
Average			-3.2%

Switzerland vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Switzerland	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF7.12	$3.60	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF103.69	$97.65	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF33,443.89	$31,535.81	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF38.19	$18.98	-54.9%
Average			-34.4%

Switzerland vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Switzerland	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF48.57	$63.86	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,474.49	$1,925.71	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,282.85	$1,646.33	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF163.57	$138.03	-23.3%
Average			+7.9%

Switzerland vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	Switzerland	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,350.69	$1,553.18	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF27,551.29	$23,861.84	-21.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF7.11	$6.09	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.92	$4.84	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF9.17	$13.68	+35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF80.40	$63.42	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF19.22	$15.22	-28.0%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Switzerland	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF110.58	$50.08	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF56.02	$41.74	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF123.63	$82.58	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF160.60	$112.43	-36.4%
Average			-41.7%

Switzerland vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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