Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in Switzerland

+4.0% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,080.40 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,666 CHF

That is 64 CHF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $77.30 today.

CHF per 1 USD Then 0.8010 · Today 0.8332
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Switzerland

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

200 CHF a night
$9.65 less a night
Costs you today
$240.05
Cost you 1 year ago
$249.70
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

350 CHF a night
$16.89 less a night
Costs you today
$420.08
Cost you 1 year ago
$436.97
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

7.30 CHF a Big Mac
8 more Big Macs
Costs you today
$8.76
Cost you 1 year ago
$9.11
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

120 CHF a dinner
$5.79 less a dinner
Costs you today
$144.03
Cost you 1 year ago
$149.82
Do Estimate

Museum entry

28 CHF a ticket
2 more tickets
Costs you today
$33.61
Cost you 1 year ago
$34.96
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

130 CHF a tour
$6.27 less a tour
Costs you today
$156.03
Cost you 1 year ago
$162.30
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

80 CHF a ride
$3.86 less a ride
Costs you today
$96.02
Cost you 1 year ago
$99.88
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

65 CHF a ticket
$3.14 less a ticket
Costs you today
$78.02
Cost you 1 year ago
$81.15

Rate history

CHF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

0.8415 0.8005 0.7594 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10 CHF$12.00$12.48
50 CHF$60.01$62.42
200 CHF$240.05$249.70
1,000 CHF$1,200.24$1,248.49

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Everyday prices in Switzerland

Groceries and other shop prices, for longer stays.

ItemPriceCosts you today
Milk per litre · 5 reports1.95 CHF$2.34
Bread per kg · 12 reports8 CHF$9.60
Cheese per kg · 18 reports9.85 CHF$11.82
Cola per litre · 16 reports2.64 CHF$3.17

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates) , Open Prices (Open Food Facts) (ODbL)