Australia vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$2978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$7532
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$3087
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$905
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$6579
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$99995
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
82
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
26.5M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 21% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2978). Australia ranked 12th vs 4th 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
$15.2
$27.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$98.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$8.46
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$4.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$1719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$1400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$2658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$13868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$9046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$4.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$41.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$46.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$89.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$42.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$2627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$21218

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3392
447K
Geneva
$3322
204K
Basel
$2741
174K
Lausanne
$2890
141K
Bern
$2512
135K
Winterthur
$3184
110K
Lucerne
$3068
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2618
75.8K
Lugano
$2763
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2517
55.2K
Koniz
$2592
41.8K
Thun
$2646
43.7K
Vernier
$3120
34.8K
Uster
$3057
36.8K
Lancy
$3094
31.9K
Fribourg
$2738
38.4K
Chur
$2197
35K
Schaffhausen
$2629
36.6K
Altstetten
$3139
36.3K
Bellinzona
$3009
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2424
33.5K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
30.2K
Dubendorf
$3129
28K
Sion
$2052
34.7K
Montreux
$3257
26K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
39K
Emmen
$3020
29.3K
Kriens
$2989
27K
Meyrin
$3090
24.1K
Frauenfeld
$2647
25.4K