| Restaurants | [ Edit ] Avg. |
Range |
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 20.00 Fr. |
18.00-25.00 |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 100.00 Fr. |
70.00-130.00 |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 14.20 Fr. |
13.00-15.00 |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 7.00 Fr. |
5.00-8.00 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 6.00 Fr. |
5.00-8.00 |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 4.38 Fr. |
4.00-5.00 |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.86 Fr. |
3.00-4.50 |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.79 Fr. |
1.00-4.00 |
| Markets | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.95 Fr. |
4.16-7.57 |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.64 Fr. |
2.27-3.08 |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.06 Fr. |
0.59-1.36 |
| Eggs (12) | 4.53 Fr. |
3.00-7.98 |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 10.13 Fr. |
7.48-18.14 |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 7.91 Fr. |
6.12-11.34 |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 18.55 Fr. |
10.89-22.68 |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.65 Fr. |
1.36-1.81 |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.22 Fr. |
0.91-1.59 |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 1.62 Fr. |
1.02-2.04 |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.91 Fr. |
1.63-2.27 |
| Potato (1 lb) | 1.46 Fr. |
0.45-2.27 |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.07 Fr. |
0.45-1.36 |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.86 Fr. |
1.30-2.10 |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.99 Fr. |
0.90-1.20 |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.00 Fr. |
10.00-15.00 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.95 Fr. |
1.50-2.90 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.30 Fr. |
1.30-4.00 |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 8.20 Fr. |
8.00-8.75 |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.60 Fr. |
3.00-3.60 |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 71.00 Fr. |
60.00-84.00 |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 6.20 Fr. |
6.00-6.50 |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 5.63 Fr. |
4.83-10.94 |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 54.00 Fr. |
54.00-54.00 |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.62 Fr. |
5.30-5.87 |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 21,000.00 Fr. |
20,000.00-25,000.00 |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 31,875.00 Fr. |
24,000.00-65,000.00 |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 189.98 Fr. |
100.00-318.75 |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.33 Fr. |
0.20-0.50 |
| Internet (10 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 51.08 Fr. |
30.00-75.00 |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 96.58 Fr. |
75.00-125.00 |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 30.62 Fr. |
25.00-40.00 |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 19.00 Fr. |
17.40-20.00 |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 2,360.00 Fr. |
2,100.00-3,000.00 |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 23,640.00 Fr. |
22,000.00-25,000.00 |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 130.75 Fr. |
100.00-150.00 |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 42.75 Fr. |
30.00-69.00 |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 108.33 Fr. |
90.00-160.00 |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 156.92 Fr. |
100.00-250.00 |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,365.38 Fr. |
1,100.00-1,600.00 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,050.67 Fr. |
800.00-1,500.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,866.67 Fr. |
2,400.00-3,500.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,242.86 Fr. |
2,000.00-3,200.00 |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,045.92 Fr. |
836.12-1,207.73 |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 742.77 Fr. |
650.32-836.12 |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 4,600.00 Fr. |
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 1.79 |
1.50-2.10 |
These data are based on 898 entries in the past 18 months from 99 different contributors.
Last update: May 2017
4 Comments so far
You need at least 1500 CHF to live as a student (cheap single room in flat or residence + food + compulsory health insurance, very little going out).
May l enqiure that if someone is employ as s skilled person in switzerland what is the average income or salary per month in CHF currency.
Also, if l am to live in Laussane city or zurich city what is the minimum amount needed to survive per month in CHF currency.
l wish to come over and study in switzerland.
Thank you.
Taiwo, olusegun David.