Cost of Living Comparison Between Wil and Basel Cost of Living Comparison Between Wil and Basel

🙂 Solo nomad: Wil is 12.6% cheaper than Basel without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wil is 1.9% cheaper than Basel without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$30.72 CHF 24.98

$31.25 CHF 25.41

-1.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$142 CHF 115

$156 CHF 127

-9.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$17.39 CHF 14.14

$19.97 CHF 16.24

-12.92%

Cappuccino

$6.48 CHF 5.27

$6.94 CHF 5.65

-6.63%

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

$5.83 CHF 4.74

$5.53 CHF 4.49

5.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 CHF 4.18

$4.98 CHF 4.05

3.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.54 CHF 6.94

$10.15 CHF 8.26

-15.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.18 CHF 5.84

$7.31 CHF 5.94

-1.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.3 CHF 1.87

$2.27 CHF 1.84

1.32%

White Bread (500g)

$3.77 CHF 3.07

$3.74 CHF 3.04

0.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.53 CHF 2.87

$5.06 CHF 4.12

-30.24%

Eggs

$7.64 CHF 6.22

$7.78 CHF 6.32

-1.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$27.39 CHF 22.27

$28.37 CHF 23.06

-3.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$32.27 CHF 26.24

$37 CHF 30.08

-12.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$51.5 CHF 41.86

$43.73 CHF 35.55

17.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.75 CHF 3.05

$3.86 CHF 3.14

-2.85%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 CHF 1.84

$2.7 CHF 2.2

-15.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.55 CHF 2.07

$4.05 CHF 3.3

-37.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.35 CHF 5.17

$6.86 CHF 5.58

-7.43%

Potato (1kg)

$2.58 CHF 2.1

$3.13 CHF 2.54

-17.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.24 CHF 1.82

$2.87 CHF 2.33

-21.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.66 CHF 2.16

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 CHF 0.93

$1.48 CHF 1.21

-22.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.04 CHF 8.98

$11.76 CHF 9.56

-6.12%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.56 CHF 10.21

$15.36 CHF 12.49

-18.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 CHF 1.83

$2.33 CHF 1.9

-3.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 CHF 1.93

$3.01 CHF 2.45

-21.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.96 CHF 3.22

$4.8 CHF 3.91

-17.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$97.9 CHF 79.6

$105 CHF 85.4

-6.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.59 CHF 5.35

$7.9 CHF 6.42

-16.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.27 CHF 3.47

$4.12 CHF 3.35

3.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$81.3 CHF 66.1

$87.7 CHF 71.3

-7.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 CHF 1.81

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

$40K CHF 32.5K

$40.7K CHF 33.1K

-1.76%

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

$41.2K CHF 33.5K

$45.6K CHF 37.1K

-9.81%

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

$251 CHF 204

$309 CHF 251

-18.64%

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

$59.5 CHF 48.38

$54.1 CHF 44

9.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.6 CHF 42.76

$59.6 CHF 48.5

-11.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$87.8 CHF 71.4

$88.4 CHF 71.9

-0.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.41 CHF 34.49

Cinema Ticket

$30.34 CHF 24.67

$23.02 CHF 18.71

31.80%

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

$2,853 CHF 2,320

$2,539 CHF 2,064

12.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$43.4K CHF 35.3K

$34.5K CHF 28K

25.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$148 CHF 120

$136 CHF 111

8.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.2 CHF 58.7

$87.7 CHF 71.3

-17.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$150 CHF 122

$178 CHF 145

-16.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$237 CHF 193

$228 CHF 185

4.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,678 CHF 1,364

$2,108 CHF 1,714

-20.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,446 CHF 1,176

$1,500 CHF 1,220

-3.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,172 CHF 1,766

$3,798 CHF 3,088

-42.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,438 CHF 1,983

$2,881 CHF 2,343

-15.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.3K CHF 11.7K

$21K CHF 17.1K

-31.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,387 CHF 7,633

$17K CHF 13.8K

-44.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,477 CHF 3,640

$8,088 CHF 6,576

-44.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.5

2.55

-1.96%

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

Last update for Wil: October 27, 2025

Last update for Basel: October 29, 2025

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