Cost of Living in
Switzerland

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$2667	$8186
Without rent	$1338	$4789
Rent & Utilities	$1551.02	$3188.1
Food	$881	$2478
Transport	$127.32	$361.24
Monthly salary after tax	$5530.71
Human freedom index	9.32
Life expectancy	90.29
English speaking %	70.63%
Population	8.5M

The cost of living in Switzerland is $2667, which is 2.55 times more expensive than the world average. Switzerland is ranked 7th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Switzerland is $5530.71, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months.

Switzerland

We calculate prices for Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 178 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$2667	7 / 208
Without rent	$1338	1 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$1551.02	10 / 208
Food	$881	1 / 208
Transport	$127.32	18 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1377.44$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1417.16$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	3892.98$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	2913.11$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	168.86$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	270.03$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	61.87$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	15752$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	7559$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	26.14$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	107.92$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	13.78$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	7.35$
Cappuccino	5.21$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	5.96$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	4.08$
Monthly ticket local transport	95.43$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	36.2$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.95$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.07$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	3.78$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.55$
Eggs, x12	8.7$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	25.94$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	24.31$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	44.43$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.14$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.74$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.44$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.93$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.04$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.27$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.8$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	3.05$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	18.15$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.09$
Cigarette pack	11.04$
Cold medicince, 1 week	20.29$
Hair Shampoo	6.77$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	4.03$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.45$

Gym Membership, 1 month	97.66$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	22.24$
Doctor's visit	140.57$
Haircut, simple	39.7$
Brand Jeans	109.13$
Brand Sneakers	146.93$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	2339.13$
International Primary School, 1 year	17495$

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Riehen	$3846
2	Uri	$3744
3	Thurgau	$3677
4	Valais	$3658
5	Montreux	$3600
6	Wetzikon	$3518
7	Dubendorf	$3469
8	Canton of Lucerne	$3463
9	Bussy	$3463
10	Rapperswil-Jona	$3463
11	Altstetten	$3443
12	Bern	$3429
13	Horgen	$3422
14	Lancy	$3416
15	Baden (Switzerland)	$3408
16	Baar	$3399
17	Fribourg	$3360
18	Nidwalden	$3279
19	Lugano	$3268
20	Zurich	$3261
21	Wettingen	$3261
22	Uster	$3255
23	Bellinzona	$3254
24	Meyrin	$3235
25	Emmen (Switzerland)	$3228
26	Geneva (Switzerland)	$3129
27	Schaffhausen	$3113
28	Wadenswil	$3063
29	Steinhaus	$3029
30	Vernier	$2964
31	Bulle	$2949
32	Winterthur	$2921
33	Carouge	$2917
34	Lucerne	$2896
35	Lachen	$2893
36	Bulach	$2834
37	Basel	$2800
38	Frauenfeld	$2798
39	Nyon	$2780
40	Allschwil	$2764
41	Vaud	$2740
42	Glarus	$2727
43	Dietikon	$2706
44	Maur	$2700
45	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2688
46	St. Gallen	$2671
47	Solothurn	$2670
48	Lausanne	$2600
49	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2590
50	Zug	$2584
51	Grisons	$2576
52	Neuchatel	$2563
53	Landecy	$2531
54	Schwyz	$2524
55	Graubunden	$2517
56	Kriens	$2500
57	Kreuzlingen	$2488
58	Appenzell	$2463
59	Chur	$2429
60	Renens	$2384
61	Obwalden	$2376
62	Wil	$2326
63	Sion	$2323
64	Thun	$2309
65	Aargau	$2213
66	Koniz	$2173
67	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	$2140
68	Baselland	$2135
69	Biel/Bienne	$2095
70	Ticino	$1662
71	Basel-Stadt	$1263
72	Basel-Landschaft	$1228
73	Monaco	$7654
74	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
75	Singapore	$3385
76	Neuchatel	$3164
77	Ile-de-France	$2736
78	Zurich	$2715
79	California	$2710
80	Queretaro	$2187
81	United States	$2149
82	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
83	Aland	$2038
84	Ostergotland	$1978
85	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
86	Hoki	$1897
87	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
88	Liege	$1878
89	Plzen	$1831
90	South Pyongan	$1816
91	Hokkaido	$1802
92	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
93	Nampo	$1690
94	Jonkoping	$1661
95	Rikuchu	$1633
96	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
97	Caceres	$1564
98	Holguin	$1508
99	Usti nad Labem	$1462
100	Cadiz	$1459
101	Orebro	$1456
102	Kavala	$1444
103	Limon	$1428
104	Al Bahah	$1394
105	Colon (Panama)	$1391
106	Zlin	$1388
107	Vastmanland	$1381
108	Omi	$1355
109	Tacuarembo	$1343
110	Siauliai County	$1329
111	Ahuachapan	$1327
112	Shimosa	$1324
113	Ciego de Avila	$1316
114	Tokai	$1300
115	Xanthi	$1280
116	Dembeni	$1275
117	Panama	$1271
118	Bayamon	$1269
119	Paysandu	$1264
120	Usulutan	$1259
121	Zilina	$1252
122	Hyuga	$1251
123	Guantanamo	$1238
124	Panama	$1234
125	Ioannina	$1231
126	Igdir	$1230
127	Panama Oeste	$1230
128	San-Pedro	$1203
129	Klaipeda	$1201
130	Tillaberi	$1200
131	Etchu	$1194
132	Vlore	$1194
133	Constanta	$1189
134	Kai	$1170
135	Pinar del Rio	$1161
136	Riga Planning Region	$1154
137	Camaguey	$1149
138	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
139	Lodz	$1132
140	Chania	$1130
141	Causeni	$1128
142	Presov	$1128
143	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
144	Kermanshah	$1116
145	Franche-Comte	$1113
146	Yoro	$1112
147	Tekirdag	$1111
148	Zambezia	$1107
149	Bahia	$1102
150	Setubal	$1097
151	Drama	$1085
152	Kastoria	$1081
153	Suo	$1080
154	Balikesir	$1075
155	Thies	$1074
156	Trencin	$1063
157	Serres	$1060
158	Dubasari	$1050
159	Rethymno	$1045
160	Equateur	$1036
161	Espirito Santo	$1034
162	Suchitepequez	$1030
163	Haut-Uele	$1027
164	Gabu	$1019
165	Straseni	$1015
166	Brasov	$1014
167	Goias	$1013
168	Boke	$1007
169	Mexico	$1007
170	Totomi	$995
171	Siauliai	$994
172	Colon (Cuba)	$992
173	Banska Bystrica	$983
174	Panevezys	$969
175	Iasi	$963
176	Sao Paulo	$961
177	Kozuke	$956
178	Klaipeda County	$952
179	Izmir	$949
180	Osumi	$945
181	Kutahya	$934
182	Quilpue	$930
183	Hradec Kralove	$929
184	Kasai	$920
185	Kasai-Oriental	$919
186	Gueckedou	$918
187	Michoacan	$908
188	Eskisehir	$906
189	Extreme-Nord	$900
190	Solola	$897
191	Timis	$890
192	Bafata	$878
193	Kahramanmaras	$878
194	Usak	$877
195	Guatemala	$876
196	Uige	$872
197	Dien Bien	$871
198	Estado de Mexico	$864
199	Yucatan	$864
200	Durres	$856
201	Guaira	$856
202	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
203	Diyarbakir	$850
204	Cotui	$846
205	Ceara	$845
206	Francisco Morazan	$845
207	Botosani	$841
208	Esteli	$838
209	Buzau	$834
210	Botosani	$829
211	Forecariah	$826
212	Kirikkale	$816
213	Maan	$816
214	San Luis Potosi	$814
215	Boyaca	$812
216	Tucuman	$812
217	Caras-Severin	$810
218	Neuquen	$806
219	Bekes	$799
220	Hoki Province	$787
221	Adiyaman	$779
222	Arges	$779
223	Neamt	$777
224	Raska	$771
225	Atlantico	$768
226	Marijampole	$762
227	Para	$756
228	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
229	Ialomita	$751
230	Veszprem	$751
231	Wasit	$751
232	Huila	$747
233	Sirvan	$747
234	Canakkale	$743
235	Aydin	$733
236	Elazig	$730
237	Chisinau	$726
238	Nuevo Leon	$720
239	Shkoder	$718
240	Korce	$710
241	Khuzestan	$708
242	Copiapo	$705
243	Bazega	$694
244	Curico	$692
245	Hamadan	$689
246	Mures	$683
247	Passore	$680
248	Braila	$675
249	Oueme	$671
250	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
251	Iasi	$668
252	Djibouti	$666
253	Rezekne	$664
254	Laayoune	$660
255	Nghe An	$657
256	Awash	$655
257	Elazig	$650
258	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
259	Gilan	$644
260	Meknes	$634
261	Mures	$633
262	Khenifra	$631
263	Tuyen Quang	$628
264	Bacau	$624
265	Paraguari	$622
266	Caras-Severin	$620
267	Piaui	$620
268	Binh Phuoc	$612
269	Osh	$608
270	Chuy Province	$607
271	Vinh Long	$607
272	Anse-a-Veau	$604
273	Dambovita	$604
274	Medias	$602
275	Koulpelogo	$595
276	Anosy	$594
277	Rio San Juan	$590
278	Bac Lieu	$587
279	Ninh Thuan	$585
280	Setif	$582
281	Duzce	$573
282	Ain Beida	$572
283	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
284	Agri	$569
285	Maramures	$569
286	Al Mahwit	$568
287	Hau Giang	$567
288	Dak Lak	$566
289	Al Hoceima	$562
290	Nis	$561
291	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
292	Cadiz	$542
293	Valcea	$542
294	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
295	Bac Giang	$536
296	Soc Trang	$535
297	Miragoane	$533
298	Bechar	$531
299	Menaka	$525
300	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
301	Karbala	$522
302	Lere	$516
303	Stavropol	$514
304	Yen Bai	$513
305	Kirklareli	$512
306	Hajjah	$507
307	Son La	$502
308	San Andres	$500
309	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
310	Sadah	$495
311	Dhaka	$489
312	Sale	$489
313	Corum	$484
314	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
315	Binh Dinh	$480
316	Oulmes	$480
317	Caaguazu	$478
318	Arta	$476
319	Dong Nai	$473
320	Lang Son	$470
321	Salar	$470
322	Kenitra	$467
323	Quang Tri	$466
324	Ayni	$465
325	Dong Thap	$463
326	Narino	$462
327	Maharashtra	$461
328	Quang Ninh	$453
329	Nam Dinh	$448
330	Ain Temouchent	$444
331	Thanh Hoa	$444
332	Sanaa	$443
333	MSila	$441
334	Binh Duong	$438
335	Homs	$436
336	Khemisset	$435
337	Medenine	$433
338	Ca Mau	$431
339	Kebili	$431
340	Thua Thien Hue	$431
341	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
342	Ain Defla	$426
343	Mazandaran	$426
344	Binh Thuan	$424
345	Tamba	$423
346	Jaen (Peru)	$422
347	Tetouan	$414
348	Al Bayda	$412
349	Ysyk-Kol	$411
350	Tebessa	$409
351	Bejaia	$405
352	Misratah	$399
353	Baghlan	$398
354	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
355	Daharia	$393
356	Al Bayda	$390
357	San Joaquin	$389
358	Tay Ninh	$389
359	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
360	Kien Giang	$381
361	Saida	$381
362	Gabes	$377
363	Kosice	$372
364	Sabha	$365
365	Bihar	$363
366	Kien Giang	$363
367	Quang Nam	$363
368	Samana	$360
369	Medea	$333
370	Ben Tre	$324
371	Naama	$302

Cost of Living in Switzerland

Cost of living in Cities by population

Uster (Zurich)

Dubendorf (Zurich)

Baar (Zug)

Wetzikon (Zurich)

Pfaffikon

Horgen (Zurich)

Mannedorf

Wadenswil (Zurich)

Embrach

Kloten

Opfikon

Kilchberg

Adliswil

Regensdorf

Schlieren

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Volketswil

Thalwil

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Richterswil

Kusnacht

Zollikon

Ruti

Winterthur (Zurich)

Waltikon

Bassersdorf

Hinwil

Dietikon (Zurich)

Urdorf

Niederhasli

Bulach (Zurich)

Unterageri

Hunenberg

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