Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Switzerland

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 2.28× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia.

Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×7.06
  • Transport 2 items
    ×4.49
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.79
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.12
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.96

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

In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.1× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.0×. 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 ×7.06
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 1.38 USD 0.367
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.41
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 9.68 USD 2.58
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.72
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 8.65 USD 2.307
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.79
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 34.07 CHF 7.3
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 256.75 CHF 55.99
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.96
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland SAR 3,664 CHF 799
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online 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
+29%
in SAR

It rose 12% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.