Australia vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2232
$3189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5178
$7787
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1815
🏘️ Family rent
$2153
$3127
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$959
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3808
$6892
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
81
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
27.3M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2232) is 30% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3189). Australia ranked 13th vs 5th for Switzerland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 4th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Australia and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.88
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$9.18
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$6.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$5.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1447
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$1521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$3602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
2.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8514
$17668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5840
$7883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$41.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$28.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$48.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$19.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$4.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$94.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$24.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$133
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$161
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$2632
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15338
$22061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2619
5.45M
Melbourne
$2297
5.35M
Brisbane
$2091
2.71M
Perth
$2314
2.14M
Adelaide
$2112
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2299
608K
Canberra
$2049
381K
Wollongong
$1457
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1746
233K
Hobart
$2146
197K
Townsville
$1665
174K
Geelong
$2043
180K
Newcastle
$1829
153K
Darwin
$1672
140K
Cairns
$1389
147K
Ballarat
$1421
116K
Bunbury
$1708
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1553
108K
Bendigo
$1341
103K
Launceston
$1703
80.9K
Melton
$1739
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1989
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1541
63.2K
Pakenham
$1710
54.1K
Tarneit
$1683
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1710
57.7K
Kalgoorlie
$1487
30.8K
Berwick
$1701
50.3K
Blacktown
$1617
51K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3640
449K
Geneva
$3565
207K
Basel
$3001
176K
Lausanne
$3027
144K
Bern
$2842
137K
Winterthur
$3340
119K
St. Gallen
$2693
78.2K
Lucerne
$3283
85.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2605
55.9K
Lugano
$2706
63.5K
Koniz
$2864
43K
Thun
$2739
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2759
38.7K
Bellinzona
$3209
43.8K
Uster
$3364
36.8K
Chur
$2613
35.4K
Neuchatel
$2756
33.5K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Lancy
$3293
31.9K
Altstetten
$3368
36.3K
Fribourg
$2791
38.7K
Sion
$2246
34.7K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3171
30.2K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2587
37.2K
Emmen
$3233
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3373
28K
Kriens
$3256
27K
Montreux
$3439
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3234
27K
Dietikon
$3286
26.9K