IsraelIsrael

Switzerland

Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IsraelIsrael = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs IsraelIsrael
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 1.24× IsraelIsrael.

Average across 4 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IsraelIsrael = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Israel. 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 IsraelIsrael Israel = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.98
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.43
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.99
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.84

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

In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.0× what it does in Israel — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.98
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ILS 1.15 USD 0.367
    IsraelIsrael ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.43
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ILS 28.55 CHF 7.3
    IsraelIsrael ILS 20.00 ILS 20
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.07
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ILS 7.68 USD 2.58
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ILS 6.87 USD 2.307
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ILS 209.18 CHF 55.99
    IsraelIsrael ILS 249.00 ILS 249
    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
+23%
in ILS

It rose 12% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.