Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 60.6% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Switzerland
- Groceries
-
pay 92.3% more in Switzerland
- Transportation
-
pay 44.4% more in Switzerland
- Housing
-
pay 20.8% more in Switzerland
- Childcare
-
pay 67.8% more in Switzerland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.5% more in Switzerland
- Clothing
-
pay 60.5% more in Switzerland
The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Switzerland are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.94
|
$27.66
CHF22.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.90
|
$16.97
CHF13.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.66
|
$4.67
CHF3.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.17
|
$4.13
CHF3.31
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.14
|
$3.64
CHF2.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.24
|
$13.22
CHF10.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.42
|
$7.31
CHF5.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.81
|
$6.80
CHF5.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.76
|
$12.89
CHF10.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.92
|
$1.52
CHF1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$1.03
CHF0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.94
|
$1.31
CHF1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.06
|
$2.85
CHF2.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$1.12
CHF0.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$1.07
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.27
|
$7.83
CHF6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£73.24
|
$114.11
CHF91.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,969.42
|
$36,806.66
CHF29,540.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.79
|
$42.03
CHF33.73
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.38
|
$53.46
CHF42.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£927.15
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,302.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£761.08
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,133.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£170.89
|
$180.02
CHF144.48
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,116.50
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,076.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,889.00
|
$30,321.56
CHF24,335.48
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.19
|
$7.82
CHF6.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.07
|
$5.42
CHF4.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.02
|
$10.09
CHF8.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.78
|
$88.49
CHF71.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.61
|
$21.15
CHF16.97
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£58.47
|
$121.70
CHF97.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.92
|
$61.65
CHF49.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£67.36
|
$136.06
CHF109.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£72.11
|
$176.75
CHF141.86
|
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