Cost of Living in La Chaux-de-Fonds

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2554
$6596
🛋️ Without rent
$1247
$4324
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1307
$2272
🍽️ Food
$875
$2297
🚐 Transport
$112
$306
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5218
😀 Quality of life
75
🏙️ Population
37.6K

The average cost of living in La Chaux-de-Fonds is $2554, which is in the top 9% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 811th out of 9294 in our global list and 48th out of 50 in Switzerland.

The median after-tax salary is $5218, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 1607th (TOP 17%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 49th best city to live in Switzerland. With an estimated population of 37.6K, La Chaux-de-Fonds is the 18th largest city in Switzerland.

✈️ Closest airport 3 km Les Eplatures Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 906 University of Neuchatel

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Prices in La Chaux-de-Fonds

Prices for goods and services in La Chaux-de-Fonds are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
 Cappuccino
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$141
👟 Brand Sneakers
$172
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21370

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