ThailandThailand

Switzerland

Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ThailandThailand = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs ThailandThailand
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 1.78× ThailandThailand.

Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ThailandThailand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Thailand. 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 ThailandThailand Thailand = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.89
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.11
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.08
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.28
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.10

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

In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.9× what it does in Thailand — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.89
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿11.93 USD 0.367
    ThailandThailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.49
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿86.13 USD 2.58
    ThailandThailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.11
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿285.20 CHF 7.3
    ThailandThailand ฿135.00 THB 135
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.73
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿77.02 USD 2.307
    ThailandThailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿2,307 CHF 55.99
    ThailandThailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.10
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland ฿32,927 CHF 799
    ThailandThailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900
    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
+23%
in THB

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