WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in Switzerland
The same basket of shopping costs 84% more in Switzerland than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
Yearly spending per person
Total spending divided by everyone who lives here, including children and people who spend nothing on this category. Your own costs may be very different.
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
€12,610
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Health
€8,020
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Restaurants and accommodation services
€4,180
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Groceries
€4,140
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Transport
€4,080
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Insurance
€3,940
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Recreation, sport and culture
€2,860
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics
€1,440
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance
€1,370
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services
€1,360
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Information and communication
€1,320
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Clothing and footwear
€1,000
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Education and childcare
€440
Divided across everyone who lives here, including people who spend nothing on this.
Jan 2024–Dec 2024
How prices compare
See how much more or less the same goods and services cost here. These comparisons don't give you an amount to budget for.
The average across the 27 EU countries is the starting point. Each number shows how far prices are above or below it.
Everything, taken together
84% more expensive
Price level 184.3 · Reference year 2024 · Published index
Education and childcare
170% more expensive
Health
124% more expensive
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
114% more expensive
Information and communication
86% more expensive
Restaurants and accommodation services
71% more expensive
Recreation, sport and culture
61% more expensive
Groceries
59% more expensive
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics
40% more expensive
Clothing and footwear
39% more expensive
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance
38% more expensive
Transport
27% more expensive
Energy bills
27% more expensive
Sources and licences
- Eurostat · dataset nama_10_cp18; household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0