Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 39.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
?? |
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
?? | |
pay 50.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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