Switzerland
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Switzerland
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.80× South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.9× what it does in South Korea — but iPhone (base model, base storage) 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.89Switzerland
₩552
USD 0.367South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.48Switzerland
₩272
USD 0.181South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.43Switzerland
₩13,352
CHF 7.3South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.82Switzerland
₩4,020
USD 2.58South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.62Switzerland
₩3,595
USD 2.307South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.52Switzerland
₩100,153
CHF 55.99South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.11Switzerland
₩1,429,220
CHF 799South Korea
₩1,290,000
KRW 1,290,000
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+65%
in KRW
It rose 12% in local currency, but 65% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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