Cost of Living Comparison Between Meilen and Basel Cost of Living Comparison Between Meilen and Basel

🙂 Solo nomad: Meilen is 16.9% cheaper than Basel without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Meilen is 12.8% cheaper than Basel without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$31.11 CHF 25.3

$31.25 CHF 25.41

-0.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$145 CHF 118

$156 CHF 127

-6.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$18.22 CHF 14.82

$19.97 CHF 16.24

-8.76%

Cappuccino

$6.35 CHF 5.16

$6.94 CHF 5.65

-8.50%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$6 CHF 4.87

$5.53 CHF 4.49

8.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 CHF 4.19

$4.98 CHF 4.05

3.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.46 CHF 6.88

$10.15 CHF 8.26

-16.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.26 CHF 5.9

$7.31 CHF 5.94

-0.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.29 CHF 1.86

$2.27 CHF 1.84

0.88%

White Bread (500g)

$3.27 CHF 2.66

$3.74 CHF 3.04

-12.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.12 CHF 3.35

$5.06 CHF 4.12

-18.58%

Eggs

$7.46 CHF 6.07

$7.78 CHF 6.32

-4.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$29.16 CHF 23.71

$28.37 CHF 23.06

2.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$33.42 CHF 27.17

$37 CHF 30.08

-9.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$49.41 CHF 40.17

$43.73 CHF 35.55

12.99%

Apples (1kg)

$4.07 CHF 3.31

$3.86 CHF 3.14

5.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.44 CHF 1.99

$2.7 CHF 2.2

-9.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.04 CHF 2.47

$4.05 CHF 3.3

-24.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.19 CHF 4.22

$6.86 CHF 5.58

-24.34%

Potato (1kg)

$2.58 CHF 2.1

$3.13 CHF 2.54

-17.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.29 CHF 1.86

$2.87 CHF 2.33

-20.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.49 CHF 2.02

$2.66 CHF 2.16

-6.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 CHF 0.94

$1.48 CHF 1.21

-22.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.3 CHF 9.19

$11.76 CHF 9.56

-3.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.22 CHF 12.37

$15.36 CHF 12.49

-0.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 CHF 1.83

$2.33 CHF 1.9

-3.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.31 CHF 1.88

$3.01 CHF 2.45

-23.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.92 CHF 3.19

$4.8 CHF 3.91

-18.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$99.4 CHF 80.8

$105 CHF 85.4

-5.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.9 CHF 5.61

$7.9 CHF 6.42

-12.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.16 CHF 3.38

$4.12 CHF 3.35

0.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$81.4 CHF 66.2

$87.7 CHF 71.3

-7.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.34 CHF 1.9

$2.23 CHF 1.81

4.93%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$40.7K CHF 33.1K

0.03%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.2K CHF 32.7K

$45.6K CHF 37.1K

-11.96%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$259 CHF 211

$309 CHF 251

-16.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$58.7 CHF 47.69

$54.1 CHF 44

8.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$59.2 CHF 48.15

$59.6 CHF 48.5

-0.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$88.7 CHF 72.1

$88.4 CHF 71.9

0.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$64.8 CHF 52.7

$42.41 CHF 34.49

52.70%

Cinema Ticket

$27.06 CHF 22

$23.02 CHF 18.71

17.55%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,852 CHF 2,319

$2,539 CHF 2,064

12.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$38.7K CHF 31.5K

$34.5K CHF 28K

12.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$137 CHF 111

$136 CHF 111

0.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.9 CHF 50.3

$87.7 CHF 71.3

-29.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$149 CHF 121

$178 CHF 145

-16.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$200 CHF 163

$228 CHF 185

-12.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,713 CHF 1,393

$2,108 CHF 1,714

-18.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,479 CHF 1,203

$1,500 CHF 1,220

-1.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,791 CHF 2,270

$3,798 CHF 3,088

-26.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,468 CHF 2,007

$2,881 CHF 2,343

-14.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$24.4K CHF 19.8K

$21K CHF 17.1K

16.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$23.1K CHF 18.8K

$17K CHF 13.8K

36.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$8,568 CHF 6,967

$8,088 CHF 6,576

5.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.09

2.55

-18.04%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Meilen: October 26, 2025

Last update for Basel: October 29, 2025

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