Countries have different shapes of expensive.
We compare real prices across countries so you can see what is actually expensive, what is normal, and why.
Your baseline: 
United States = 1×
Switzerland
vs
United States
Switzerland is about 1.60× United States.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
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How to read this
The centre line is United States. A bar running right means Switzerland is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
United States
United States = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.8× what it does in United States — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.77Switzerland
$0.18
USD 0.181United States
$0.05
USD 0.048
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.01Switzerland
$2.31
USD 2.307United States
$1.15
USD 1.146
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.95Switzerland
$0.37
USD 0.367United States
$0.19
USD 0.188
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.90Switzerland
$2.58
USD 2.58United States
$1.36
USD 1.356
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.48Switzerland
$9.08
CHF 7.3United States
$6.12
USD 6.12
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.18Switzerland
$977.05
CHF 799United States
$829.00
USD 829
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.14Switzerland
$68.47
CHF 55.99United States
$59.99
USD 59.99
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 20266.5 → 7.3
It rose 12% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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