Switzerland vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Switzerland United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2896
$2183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7451
$5169
🏠 One person rent
$1625
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$3010
$2364
🍽️ Food expenses
$885
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6356
$3116
💸 GDP per capita
$93260
$46125
😃 Human freedom index
9.01
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
83.9
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
71
🌐 English speaking %
61.3%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
100
90
🏙️ Population
8.74M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Switzerland ($2896) is 33% more expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2183). Switzerland ranked 4th vs 12th for the United Kingdom in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Switzerland compared to 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 1st and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Switzerland vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Switzerland and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 277 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.

Switzerland United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$115
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.9
$6.16
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.76
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1724
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1335
$1111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3238
$2555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.5%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13664
$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9455
$5251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.3
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.4
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.41
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.5
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$48.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$146
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2580
$1613
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28469
$18419

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3321
8.91M
Birmingham
$2004
1.14M
Leeds
$1872
789K
Glasgow
$1884
626K
Edinburgh
$2043
488K
Manchester
$1998
548K
Bristol
$2136
472K
Sheffield
$1715
518K
Coventry
$2320
363K
Liverpool
$1713
513K
Leicester
$1797
464K
Cardiff
$1770
361K
Westminster
$3004
255K
Bolton
$1711
285K
Belfast
$1741
334K
Nottingham
$1966
289K
Brighton and Hove
$1987
277K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
300K
Milton Keynes
$2241
207K
Southampton
$1824
271K
Derby
$1654
255K
York
$1783
208K
Portsmouth
$1938
248K
Bradford
$1564
293K
Ipswich
$1719
290K
Plymouth
$1744
268K
Aberdeen
$1681
201K
Wolverhampton
$1687
251K
Kingston upon Hull
$1386
260K
Swindon
$1935
222K