ArgentinaArgentina

Switzerland

Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ArgentinaArgentina = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs ArgentinaArgentina
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 2.20× ArgentinaArgentina.

Average across 4 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ArgentinaArgentina = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Argentina. 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.

← Cheaper than ArgentinaArgentina Argentina = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×5.76
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.64
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.63
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.52

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Switzerland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 7.9× what it does in Argentina — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.87
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 261.68 USD 0.181
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 33.25 USD 0.023
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.22
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 530.59 USD 0.367
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 125.78 USD 0.087
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.65
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 3,730 USD 2.58
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 2,258 USD 1.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.64
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 13,133 CHF 7.3
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 8,000 ARS 8,000
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.60
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 3,335 USD 2.307
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 2,079 USD 1.438
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.52
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ARS 102,315 CHF 55.99
    ArgentinaArgentina ARS 67,232 USD 44.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

See what really changed Switzerland

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1835%
in ARS

It rose 12% in local currency, but 1835% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.