What Can $100 Get in SWITZERLAND (World's Most Expensive Country)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- This is what $100 can buy you in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Switzerland is the most expensive country in the world. In today's video I showcase just how expensive it is. From food, transportation, to what kind of hotel you can get..
Spoiler alert - it's not very much.
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Being a Swiss tourist in foreign countries is amazing. Everything is so cheap!
Which countries do you find expensive?
@@mathewlee5712 None lol
@@mathewlee5712 When I went to Japan I got told that Tokyo was expensive. Except for the tourist hotspots Tokyo was really cheap (at least from my Swiss perspective).
Only the most popular big cities are expensive for me, like New York, London, Paris, maybe Seoul, etc.
@@budarnie I thought you would say Norway.
@@mathewlee5712 Oh right! Totally forgot it, sorry.
One mistake you made: A day ticket for the entire city costs CHF 8.80, the CHF 30 one is for the entire CANTON (state) of Zurich.
Also included are museeums etc.
Thanks!❤️
And most people have a Halbtax as well
@@samueljpower the Halbtax is more expensive than his budget
Damn, he could have taken that ticket and sightsee more.
Being a swiss citizen, you only really notice how expensive switzerland is when you go abroad and see how cheap everything is 😂
Yeah sure if you have a good salary but if you earn like CHF4000 or less I can tell you that you definitely notice.
Edi wow
Or you grew up in the other 70% of the country, then you know too 😂👍
Not in DK, S, N and UK.
@@mariannakrejniuk6858 UK🤣
Man refused to go on the train for five bucks but wasted $8 on a croissant... that's bougie 🤣
I mean to be fair, food is food, its an essential while a train ride isn't
@@ridgefrost a 8$ croissant is clearly not an essential lmao. I live in Geneva which is the second most expensive city itw after Zürich and because both are in Switzerland there is just a tiny price difference between them and trust me you won’t see any local going to a bakery to eat a 8$ croissant and honestly, I never saw one…
I agree, no local average from the worker class eats these costy products... but i personally like to support local produce in the price which is sometimes also "out of budget" for most people i know, especially most "BIO" declared products. For many years, BIO was the standard but now it is a declaration for sustainable produce and fair salaries, which has a lot of tax for product assurance in there. It also gets costly if someone wants to import a product: he needs to make sure his products are up to the standards of a mass of declarations. Reserve space for importing the cargo (if Plane or Train, Harbor is kind of difficult except you would use the Rhein River or so and then you also got the delivery cargo truck stuff with a ton of VORSCHRIFTEN like max ton you can carry, max time of driving with min amount of rest, also remember that you need to pay all these people working there with your stuff also the bureau people and of course the massive amount of tax for making all this possible and safely reaches the destination. Oh and you need to pay a tax for the trash your product causes.
Aldi or Lidl can be so cheap indeed but also they are often within the lowest of declaration standards or even contain undeclared ingredients. Some have been found just recently to be too unhealthy for our product declarations. Sometimes i prefer it this way but it is also difficult as the moderate or lower class citizen. I appreciate though that theoretically everybody can have IV (insurance for people who are not able to work 100% like the average citizen because of a disease or broken leg etc) or/and Sozialhilfe (they help you get back on track more or less). They give you budgets so that you can be ok for the time you can't work. I personally experienced living on these (low) budgets and it can be very difficult. My budget for a day was about CHF 25.- so you can imagine what i had to eat back then 😂
But better than nothing 😀
@@iceeayt7455 Maybe only on special occasions. Gues, it is a special occasion for tourists.... I made a video in which I comment on this video by the way 😁
Wants to save money, goes to the most expensive and overpriced chocolate store you can find in the whole country 😂😂😂
Yeah but it's a good one ...
Truth is: they’re all good ;)
also to the one that's homophobic :p
Spends 9 CHF on coffee lolz Eating out is the best way to murder any budget here in Switzerland.
@@wildcraftone I was about to say like wtf such a fool 😂 Who is actually getting coffee like that for no apparent reason?! If you wanna get some croissant and coffee just go to the next backery, get a "pain au chockolat" for about 3.50 and a "Caffee Latte" for 3.- and you're sorted for xour breakfast on the go!
Even the Swiss don’t really buy Läderach chocolate. You get it for special occasions or as a gift tbh.
i tought it was a shop for chinese people and arabs
Always as a gift if you don't have a better idea. Ah yeah chocolate will work
Haha wenn mir nüt anders ihfallt denn eif Läderach schenke.
Läderach and Sprüngli are always full of customers with 10 employees constantly serving people lol
I live and work in Switzerland and have no kids to afford. I remember once I was eating a chocolate bar from one of the expensive brands in office, my 40/50-aged colleague noticed that and made some comment about its price. Well, when you are young and single, not considering having kids or properties, the salary will keep you quite a high quality of life. But when you have kids, it will be totally different...
As a swiss person i am still impressed by the prices in Zürich. Never would i ever spend 8 dollars on a choclat croissant thats just madness😅
I mean he couldnt have known that altstadt is a big scam. He should have asked lokals where the cheapest place is befor he made the vid
Bro go to migros and buy it for 2
The migros choc croissant is probably max 4 francs so... And it's pretty good.
but that won't do as a youtube click bait now! would it?@@alexisjauregui3523
Or just buy a normal croissant in Migrolino for just 1 CHF and it actually tastes above-average in my opinion.
i’m from switzerland and trust me 90 francs can get u through a week if u know how.. as a student i used to eat lunch for 1.90 francs everyday. you really learn how to manage when u live here and don’t have much money
Hi! I'm planning to go to Zürich in October.
Would mind sharing where do u usually buy the cheap meals? Vielen Dank!
@@TheRint9495 go to the coop (supermarket chain) restaurants. They charge 10 CHF for a medium sized plate and you can pile up food from the buffet on it as much as you can (one time passage), as it’s not charged by weight, as would usually be the case in such establishments
@@MeYouInTheCarSex Danke schön!
I can eat for free at work and take as much food with me as I can (bakery). If I only go to work and then home, of course I get by with 90 swiss francs a week.
Yes, but its hard. And you dont have a bed for that price
I live in switzerland. And i like watching this stuff is some time so funny couse he is going right for the most expensive stuff hehe.
Vloggers.. what do we expect.
Ech be au schwiizer!!!
I am Swiss too and I made a video commenting on this video 😃 ua-cam.com/video/pTFu00fVj_k/v-deo.html It was so much fun, I think I will do more of those 😂
Hehehe I made a video in which I comment on his spending. With my recommendation, he could have saved about 20$!
No croissant deserves to be eaten with a fork. Even the one that costs $8...
Say it louder 🗣🗣🗣🗣
And there are cheaper coffee shops, I will never pay 8 Swiss francs for a Croissant, I go to a baker, or take a Brezel
So what
Hahaha true!
@@sabinemagyarovits4202may i ask how much it is from a baker?
Apart from the Hotel and Denner, all other places are amongst the most expensive you could have gone. It does show the general philosophy of Switzerland that you pay a lot for everything, but it results in excellent quality in all things
I partially agree, but not for "all things".
As a Swiss guy who made an intership in England I remember on the first day litteraly filling my backpack + two big ass bags only with food and spreading all the stuff I bought on the kitchen table and taking pictures for my friend and parents while labelling "Look at all the food I got for 60 bucks !!! 😱".
Socialism sox.
As a native Swiss... the water quality really is something we're grateful for haha. On the downside, Lake Zurich was *too* clean at some point so the fish in it started dying. They had to "pollute" it with algae and whatnot lol 😬
Hi sumina 😊🇨🇭
do they give allot to homeless ppl otherwise iknow where im at next holiday
@@lh5636 there are close to no homeless people because the municipality a person is registered in has to provide them an apartment. So everyone who is homeless is switzerland is basically doing it voluntarily
@@joelwieland1767 this is not true
@@jasoncarbonara2224 it is. But if you're registered in some small village you'd have to go back to that village to have an apartment provided and if you're a drug addict, some small village isn't appealing because your drugs are in the city
For us who live here in Switzerland the prices are just normal. We just don't really go to a restaurant to eat.. well I'm speaking for me and my family. You really need a good budget to plan.
But you get to know your way to spend less money.
The prices in other countries are sometimes unreal to us. (We can't believe it)
And Zürich is also the most expensive city in Switzerland, so it also depense where you stay in Switzerland.
True
I don’t know why he says pricy, when in NYC it’s more expensive and in my city of Miami is almost the same as in Switzerland Lol
Ja safe
Ähm I just flew back from Chicago/San Francisco - it was more expensive than Zurich...
Yeah but dont always want to eat at home😭😭
You made several mistakes:
1) don’t go to the most touristy extensive cafe for coffee and a croissant. You could have got that for half at an equally nice place
2) the free bikes by Züri rollt are on the other side of the main station.
3) never ask people around the main station, they are not locals ;)
4) don’t go to the most overpriced chocolaté Shop , there is even outstanding chocolaté thats cheaper from confiseries…
5) a day ticket for the city of Züri is CHF 8.80 without a discount. Not 30. 30 is for the whole canton (state)! ;)
6) est at take always or go to a grocery shop. They have good cheap stuff for food. Eating in a restaurant is extremely expensive in CH. That’s only for special occasions not everyday
7) you were there when it was warm: swimming in the lake is free
8) often museums have a free day, usually Monday
Hi I am going to Switzerland this month and can you recommend me some good and cheap confiseries in Switzerland? Any city would be fine
@@yy-op8lc how was it? Im visiting in august, any suggestions?
@@yy-op8lc how was it? Im visiting in august, any suggestions?
To be fair he said 30 USD
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zurich is expensive, even for swiss people. however you did pick expensive things. we don't go to café schober for our every day coffee. we don't eat in the old town (ie tourist area). you can easily have a days worth of fun for under 100 bucks
Agree! I never spend $100 in a day 😅
Agreed 💯 % if you wanna lose your money easily go to niederdörfli (part of the old town)
Zurich is cheap compared to interlaken. Shitty plate of pasta for 25.- 🤣🤣🤣
From one Anna Lu to another Anna Lu … completely agree !
Yeah clearly it’s easy to do stuff for one day under 100 bucks !
Any grocery store in Zurich is pretty affordable. Denner, Lidl and Aldi Are just the cheapest! Greetings from Zürich!
Thanks 4 the tip,I'll definitely try one of these stores when I travel there one day😁
Yeah except Denner, you could easely be thinking you are in germany 🙄.
@@SaxxPower wait for real😲😲
@@travelten9483 yeah i also live in switzerland, go to lidl or Aldi, thats germany in switzerland
@@stefanzoelly8820Thanks Stefan,I'm definitely going to that Stefan 😁
Tips from a local: buy subscriptions / combined tickets for cheaper public transport that will also either include boat / mountain railway trips and museum tickets, or at least make them a lot cheaper. Also, Switzerland is small and possesses a great public transportation system. The logical conclusion to that is to not take a hotel in Zurich, which is expensive even for locals, but in a smaller city or village nearby. Also, Switzerland is highly walkable. As long as you are healthy and motivated and possess a minimum of organizational skill, there is simply no need for a vehicle to discover any Swiss city once you are there. There are also a lot of free things to do, such as visiting our historical buildings (visiting gothic cathedrals, roman ruins etc. usually costs nothing) or local traditions and festivities. Next point: Eating out in a (fast food or any) restaurant is considered a treat rather than a normal everyday activity among average people. If you want to eat cheap without cooking yourself, go to Denner as shown in the video, or really any other grocery store and look for the “budget-brands” such as m-budget in the store called Migros or prix garantie in the store called Coop.
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if you target the most expensive cafe and shops of course you'll not make it. A coffee can be 4.5 and a croissant 2
I was thinking exactly the same…läderach, the oldest Konditorei von Zürich, that wasn’t really representative…
Right!
i think that was the plan because his follower want to hear what they expect... I`ts all about business...
Where?
the 24hr day pass for zurich city is actually only 8.80 swiss francs. the 30 dollar pass you spoke of includes museums and other sightseeing benefits hence the high price tag!
yup! he could have gotten much more stuff for those 100$ if he would have done some research or went to a tourist info desk to ask anything.
Exactly. Going to the city center in Zürich is not cheap BUT for less than 9 chf you have a pass for the whole 110 area, which covers most of the main places to see.
This guy got scammed by ZVV. He has purchased Alle Zone or 7 Zone 24h for Zone 110 24h 🙊🙉🙈
And why the heck is he looking for food in the old town where all tourists have to pay like 3x the price … no wonder he doesn’t get much for his 100bucks … next time make a better research, zurich is quite affordable
@@antidote845 no one ever said Zurich was affordable 😂
Ah I did the same challenge - 100 dollars a month in India :)
lol..you'll be eating for an entire year
@@taboobunny9186 not really
2-3 months on food alone, yes.
@Alex nope
@Alex No, it shows the government has it's priorities right in keeping the food price and daily essentials cheap so that everyone can afford to eat. Electronics here are almost twice as costly compared to US prices. iPhone 13 costs 799$ but here in india its 1100$. Sounds like you just have a grudge against India.
Was traveling around switzerland for a bit more than 2 weeks. It was highseason christmas/ new years. We purchased the swiss travel pass. Basel, zurich, bern, interlaken, laurerbrunnen, wengen and zermatt. I will never financially recover from this trip. But boy! It was so worth it. Dont come to switzerland on a budget or you will miss out on all the epic sights, places and amazing foods.
Interlaken is amazing. I was born here, grew up here and guess what… I‘m still here and not gonna leave. I understand why tourists come here. As a native I also have to say that some tourists spend too much that nature would give for free. If you want to go swim just pick a lake as we literally have two! But some people pay for a damn pool… 🥴 And also drinks. If you get normal water not sparkling or anything that’s a waste of money cause our tap water is DELICIOUS. 😁
By avoiding cafés / restaurants in the expensive parts of town (and choosing the right travel pass) you could have easily made the USD100/CHF90 go a lot further ;-)
But then nobody would watch his channel.. 😊
@@Tegneaufreak you watched it
It did seem like he picked a super expensive coffee shop right off the bat.
@@olewetdog6254 yeah that was expensive also for me as a swiss
Where are some affordable restaurants
Watch out, if there is a sign somewhere on a fountain stating „kein Trinkwasser“ it means it’s not safe to drink.
I live in Zürich, working from home for the last 18 months. I just spend money for food, rent, bills. And I do save a lot, almost 50K for year. Not to forget that:
- electronics in Switzerland is cheaper than in many countries in EU.
- petrol is cheaper than in Italy;
- taxes are low.
Definitely for tourists Zürich is gonna be expensive.
Switzerland 🇨🇭 it’s not he Most beautiful, Great Country too live ! You are very lucky 🍀
To save that much you gotta make at least 100k a year lol. We're not all that fortunate.
I mean, I'm not dumb either but I'm also not an architect or banker.
The drinkable water fountains are one of my favourite parts about alpine countries. There are fountains everywhere and they have some of the nicest water I have ever drunk
Theres so many places for free to go look at. Museeum,parks,places to swimm. Food or coffee you can get at anyplace alot cheaper, like all of us swiss people. Buy a croissont in lidl for 1.40swiss francs and sit on any bank by the river for free,like we swiss people do. Like you go to the expensive places, and make people think in switzerland everything is expensive. You have electric scooters standing on every corner to rent for a cheap price. For 8.40 you can drive 24 hours with train,tram and bus truh whole zurich. Really you should have make some research before you came here. And in any store you can buy swiss chocolate 150gr for 60 cent . Like serious. Wtf.
U r a life saver🙌🙌🙌 I'm definitely going to do this than spending my whole allowance at an expensive restaurant 😑
Yes thats true but most of things are pretty expensive and not only in Zürich
@@anastasio_giorghio I will save up then head to Switzerland one day 😁😁
@@travelten9483 😀
@@anastasio_giorghio 🙌😁
01:24 I live in Switzerland since 35 years (not in Zurich though) but I never paid for a "latte" and Chocolat croissant 17 dollars (or CHF?...). Just the most expensive café you've chosen there.
@@MeYouInTheCarSex "Good people" ?
My family have money to spare. We're not stupid enough to go to a cafe that is stupidely overpriced because it's famous and has a nice view.
There are super cute coffees just outside of the super center or the old town which are a lot more affordable.
Still, the "officially" cheapest coffee option in the city is rumored to be around 4.50
@@MeYouInTheCarSex Thinking expensive = quality is a fallacy. Quality = expensive but not automatically the other way around.
In Switzerland the quality of each product is very important, from chocolate to the high technology of many consumer goods... Life in this country isn't cheap, but it is worth it.
By the way...... Switzerland is really a beautiful country!!!
Quality of each product?! Dream on mate.
Better to eat enough than to starve surrounded by beauty.
That is so true!
I love the way you project your ideas Brett, with a gentle, intelligent, & comedic touch to it. It shows really that you are a master of your craft, otherwise known as The Boss. Keep up the good work, Boss !
I would recommend you check out prices and venues (like the bikes) online or go to the tourist information centre. 4 minutes into the video and you, sorry, but completely misrepresent Zurich. Yes, Switzerland and especially is expensive. But you can get a espresso for 2Fr. A croissant in a grocery shop for 1.20. The bikes definitely existed at some point but locals have their own bike or use their publibike abo, so may seem oldschool to you but ask a tourist information centre. And also, who the hell told you that it was 30$ to go around the city for one day? It’s literally 8,80Fr for 24(!) full hours. You pay 27Fr for what it’s called a “ZurichCard”. With that you can travel throughout the whole canton, not only the city, so that means you can take a larger boat trip, go for free or with a massive discount to the museums, get 50% off a guided city tour. Even with the 8,80Fr ticket you can hop on small boat rides as long as you stay in the Parameter of the 110 zone (public transport of the city).
So I don’t know what your channel’s like but if it’s a travel vlog kind of thing, I would suggest doing research beforehand. If you don’t only want to get paid by UA-cam for saying Switzerland’s expensive.
Guess what? We de know.
Love the comment.
Thank you for saying everything I wanted to say about this vlog
But you guys....we do our research before going anywhere but only locals really now about this thing you just said....unfortunately is not just him that had the experience to not have "fun" at Switzerland because of the prices. I went to Switzerland for a vacation for 4 days and I want to get in my car and go back home on the 2nd day because it was too expensive!
@@chefpatrese I think everyone being in his/her hometown/country will know exatcly where to find the right/cheap things, but for everyone else it is difficult. Hence, I am not surprised that as a tourist you might not find and get access to all the right and relevant information. I think he made a very good choice with Schober and Läderach, but these are both very expensive (even for us in Switzerland). The Zurich card would have been a good option to be aware of, as they could have made a boat trip as well. Moral of the story: do not only check out the internet, but hit up the locals as well... :)
@@chefpatrese it’s not a local secret that you can get the 24h ticket for 8.80chf. It’s written on every ticket machine ….
Living in Switzerland 5 years never paid 17 for a coffee and croissant. Used to pay 4.5 for coffee croissant and oJ at a cafe on the lake in Lausanne.
So it's about choice too. The more you get to know a place the more you find places that are reasonable. Ate a falfel sandwich for 8 franc the other day. Agreed that the trains are expensive, but not if you live here , you get a 50% discount ....
You pay for 50% discount* and it doesnt even work in all situations like subscriptions.
I pay my coffee 3.5 in switzerland (croissant, 1.30) , but i'm in the country side
Hahah yes that seems to me a very fancy café
hold on what 50% discount? never heard of that
@@PascalLuchs Halbtax, but it also costs to get that
Tourists: “switzerland is expensive🙆🏼♀️”
We the residents: sorry bro but that’s the cheapest we can be😎
I m Swiss. I just laughed when he said 90 Francs hahaha. Luckily he found a "hotel", ..these are soo expensive, and in big cities like Zurich there are a lot of luxurious hotels, damn you don t wanna hear the price
as a swiss guy: 90 francs? lol
Du seisch es 90fr isch nüd🤣
Heb doch dis muul du jugo
@@tobiaslandolt3953 wo häts än Jugo? 😅
@@phso179
Gäll eifach mal öpis usä Blabbere aber keih Ahnig ha was en Yugo isch!
Vielicht isch er sälbär einä!🤣😂😂
@@tobiaslandolt3953
Wo gsesch du en Jugo???
Ich gseh keinä.
So basically you went always for the most expensive 🤣 Läderrach is totally expensive, you can find much cheaper swiss chocolate. Same with the Café and Croissants.
Much cheaper is relative. Whereever you go you will lose your 90 bucks pretty fast, my dear.
@@PrizrenaliZH bucks
@@Mark-st7mp thx :)
Sure just go with the Migros budget line, the chocolate is good 😊
@@DreamTravelGuide where?!
In Switzerland we say "bisch hald en Geringverdiener" and i think its beautyfull
When I had a flight to Dublin, I had to transition in Switzerland. Me and my buddy, travelling with me wanted to grab a bite, but the prices were outrageous. Even at MC Donald's a MC Menu would have cost about 20 Euros. We decided we weren't that hungry and didn't eat anything.
Hi Brett,
Im actually from Switzerland and I thought you would be interested to know that as a local, for cheap but good meals, I use an app called too good too go. It’s basically an app where food stores/restaurants can sign up and instead of throwing the leftovers, they sell them for really cheap prices at the end of the day! The only inconvenience is that you don’t really get to choose what you receive that much but I’ve only had great experiences with it!
Take care and hmu if your in gva!
Excellent tip!
danish invented app, never knew they were in Switzerland as well
@@Sk8forsocks it’s in many countries, UK has it too.
Germany, too
Literally the best app as a uni student not gonna lie haha
Man Europe just hits different. So much diversity and beauty , in such a short distance. I literally can drive 2-3 hours and be on a different country for a day. Thats mad . Love the content bro !!!
Moved here three years ago and can’t agree more. It’s just magical here
Τρέλανε μας Αντρίκο!!!
Diversity? I literally didn’t see anyone with dark skin
@@macsc5497 well I have seen but diversity doesn’t necessarily means different skin colour.
And if you live like in geneva you can literraly take the city bus to france
Another good option to visit Switzerland on a budget is to stay in bordering cities of France, Italy and Austria and do day trips into Switzerland from there.
France and Italy are cities?
@@zimkazenstv6379💀he said bordering cities in france and italy .
Ahh Switzerland was my favorite place on my Europe backpacking trip! I was there for 26 days, saw 7 cities and spent just about 1900$ (food, hostels, gondola rides, transportation). Its definitely a very expensive country but its very possible to see it on a budget! I made a video of my budget break down on my page :)
Link?
@@analucias9623 ua-cam.com/video/oIjw6fslmd4/v-deo.html
Thanks for the feedback 😁
so jinx travels
How
"How does it feel to have 1 million CHF in your bank account in Switzerland? Nothing, you shouldn't be ashamed of being poor!"
HAHAHAHA
Well then I‘m basically dead cause I definitely don’t have a mil‘
Not that extreme, but yeah, I think 1 in 8 people is a Millionaire. On the other hand: A lot of that capital is frozen up in personal homes - so not really productive or liquid. A house in Switzerland easily goes for 1M+, even within 50KM of Zurich
Haha... But a million, in general, is not what is used to be! Look at the prices of assets these days.... The cities in the US are as expensive as the cities in Switzerland.
The free bikes still exist bro - and the best free thing: swimming in the lake and the river
As a swiss I don't even realize how expensive everything is
It's not cuz you are swiss it's cuz you are rich...
jk I am swiss to but I feel like I am getting scammed when i spend 4 chf on a coffe or 20 for a pizza
@@FritzEschkobar es isch halt e verarschi wenn es sandwich bim Coop iwi 7chf choschtet aber sunscht gohts no
Stop bragging. You are a nobody.
@@mellyklint6199 oh yeah we all know the name Melly Klint. I have a poster of you and I pray every evening to you cause you are so important for the world
@@FritzEschkobar 20???? here in italy it’s like €8🧍🏾♂️
You ask for a glass and fill it at the fountain? Come on man...
Switzerland is called the Water castle of Europe for a reason. So many clean springs origin there, that end up into the biggest rivers crossing europe. You don't have to spend a single cent (or Rappen in Switzerland) on hydration, there's thousands of public fountains that produce some of the cleanest waters to drink in the world.
Also also, no ordinary Swiss person goes through a day like yours, all those places are known to rip off tourists just for being in the old town and having a fancy name/location. Just like 99% of people in SF don't eat out at Beni Hama regularly ;)
@Christian Altorfer
Our air is contaminated with carbon monoxide.
That's because our industry and cities use a lot of combustion engines and fossile fules.
@Christian Altorfer shut your leftist/green propaganda bs, do some factual research, check out the statistics and read the studies.
I live in Zurich and the Schober café is even very expensive for Swiss people. You can get verh nice coffee for 5 Dollars. Still expensive though 🤣
Also, you can get everything for around 1 Dollar at LIDL, dont go to city center restaurants obviously..
yeah that breakfast is a really good way to blow up your budget 2 hours into the day.
have to say, the chocolate croissant looked so damn delicious, gotta try that out when im in Zürich the next time.
@@revelate8385 if I did the same video I would easily come along with 90 CHF, I personally spend 20 CHF daily for food and I live in Zurich. Even in Zurich Mainstation the most central location you get a large portion of rice with vegetables for 9,80 CHF. Further, in LIDL you get very cheap prices (-60% than COOP). Further, Migros has a brand "Migros budget" for several products in their supermarket that costs the half of usual prices. Obviously if you go to the city center restaurants and cafes for clickbait its okay to demonstrate how impossibly expensive Zurich is
(which is not true). 80 Rappen for A chocolate (1 dollar ) in the store.
Don‘t forget the hot chocolate which costs 10.-🤣
@@munimuz.6283 Hahaha true. It’s ridiculous. An average Swiss can hardly afford a crumb from a leftover croissant at Schobers 😂
LOL! I was there 3 weeks ago. Yes, I was first taken surprised by the prices. But after having the food, I thought it was not that bad. They used the best ingredients for the food, so it tasted so good. And the meat was so tender, juicy, and flavorful. Coffee was quite expensive though. A Starbucks grande latte was over 7 CHF. By the way, if someone has a chance to be in Zurich, please try the local food and meat, and he/she can see how delicious it is.
I live in Zurich, and sorry but as an Italian the quality is still noticeably inferior to Italy. Unless you go to the very expensive restaurants that - surprise - import everything, mostly from France or Italy.
Don't get me wrong, better than many countries especially up north, but not as good as some others close by.
@@Swooshpragler What? I don't come to Zurich and enjoy Italian food. I was talking about local food that use local ingredients. IMHO, it must be nut to come to Zurich and enjoy Italian food.
@@lthiem101 No you must have misunderstood my comment. Local food is inferior to the same kind of Italian food. Not comparing Swiss and Italian foods, I am comparing Swiss meat with Italian meat, Swiss cheese with Italian cheese, Swiss vegetables with Italian vegetables, Swiss fruit with Italian fruit.
With the exception of bread, milk, and probably some other stuff, Italian quality of the same foods will always be better than even the local Swiss ones
@@Swooshpragler In your logic, Italian food is inferior to French food. It is fine with me if you think that way. For me, I don't compare Swiss and Italian food based on Italian taste or palate.
@@lthiem101 This isn't subjective. Many Italian foods are superior to the Swiss. Some aren't. Some French foods are superior to the Italian and way superior to the Swiss. Others aren't. This isn't based on palate. If you travel the world and try out different local foods you and literally 99.9% of the people who also did, will agree with you.
But hey, maybe you're part of that 0.1% that has broken taste buds. Either way glad for you that you got to enjoy Swiss local food. Peace
It was nice having you here!
I live in Zurich, the Old Town is so expensive, very tourist orientated. You could have gone to Lidl supermarket just off the Bahnhoff and got a coffee for a franc!
You went to the most exclusive shops here in Zürich ofc everything is so expensive 😂
Schober and Läderach are the most expensive places (also the best). It’s like going for breakfast in NY to the Ritz and then complaining all is expensive…
Nice video :-)
Läderach, the best? Definitely not.
I was just in Zurich and it was hella expensive, but everything was such good quality and I still feel like this video is exaggerating a bit. Eating out was indeed the biggest expense but a 72 hour Zurich pass was about €52 which included travel and entrance to museums. It is also worth noting that Switzerland has not experienced inflation the way that other countries have since the pandemic which means that you now get fewer CHF for the dollar or euro. Lol, I wouldn't have been spending almost €8 on a croissant.
In a grocerie store or a bakery you can buy a croissant for 1-2 CHF
The Züri Rollt place is infront of the "Globus" store usually they have free bikes there. You were on the wrong side of the trainstation :)
Noooo, don't have coffee at Schober, there are so many better (and cheaper) places in Zurich. And why, why did you choose Läderach over Sprüngli??? You need to come back!!
Well, Laederach is definitely much better than Spruengli! I grew up in Switzerland and never liked chocolate until I tried some Laederach chocolate. 😉
@@SN-bl6xm Sprüngli is also very good, but Läderach is CLEARLY better. Agree! 1) Läderach, 2) Sprüngli, 3) Cailler, 4) Lindt...actually, even normal, simple chocolate of Coop and Migros are very good and they are far cheaper than the top brands.
@@SN-bl6xm But don't Läderach have some dodgy dealings with anti gay rights campaigners or something?
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@@gemsandlasers269 Yeah actually the chickolate bars from the normal supermarkets are so much better than fancy chockolate from many other countries.
And I don't know if yu can find them everywhere but I love "grellinger" chockolate. They are a backery but also a Konditorei. Their "Schnitzelbrot" (pork meat sandwich) is awesome. Also love to get a "pain au chockolate" there for breakfast
I’m Swiss and if you are here for vacations, you should definitely buy a 1/2 fare pass for the trains. It is an annual pass, but I definitely think you can make a profit after 3 long rides.
Nice one mate , thanks for sharing.
You are wrong side of train station to look for Zuri rollt, just opposite of that is Bahnhofstrasse and about 100 mtr you will find Globus just near that one temporary container on road and that is Velo Zurich, there it is free.
About charging tap water: I run a hotel/restaurant myself in Switzerland and we do charge as well. There's multiple reasons for that: first, as opposed to your own tap water at home, we include a service charge as it is served and often enriched with fruits and herbs. Second, water isn't free and we should be more aware of that fact that clean water is a rare good that we should treasure more. Third, and you might not believe that one, if you're not in Zurich, you can't charge a lot respectively the margin on products is so low that currently it is hard to get positive numbers. As before corona the average restaurant would make -5 to 2% net profit - so most restaurants were struggling a lot before corona already.
And yeah, for the coffee you went to one of the most expensive places. Schober is a very good address for expensive premium stuff and I do know that it still struggles despite the high charges if it wasn't for some investors.
Excellent points... I agree with all of them!
I agree with the fact that a restaurant should charge a service fee for water if it's served the way it is.
However, I vastly prefer the system asian countries often have. Big water jugs on every table along with (thick washable) plastic cups that get periodically refilled. I'd gladly pay 2 bucks to use that, rather than have to pay 2 bucks to get a measly glass of water.
Also, your second reason, about 'water not being free'. Bruh. a cubic metre of water, or 1000l, is around 2 bucks. A BIG glass of water (0.5l) costs 0.1 Rappen.
@@iFireender Well, everyone's their own cup of water, I suppose. And yeah, water might be cheap if you just look at the costs, but I'm refering to the idealistic costs - we're in a country where tapwater has best quality but there's nowhere near enough and there isn't, unfortunately, enough clear water to share with the world if anyone had access to it. Therefore, be more responsible with it, sensitive about saying "it's cheap" because for the bigger part of people in the world it means more than anything else.
@@Reiji77 That's an argument people often use, but in my opinion, it's nil. Where water is abundant, it is abundant; it won't dry up suddenly. Where water is rare, it's rare.
Water doesn't get "used up", it can only get contaminated. Yeah, we have good wastewater facilities, but Switzerland having a lot of drinking water is a given; it's a fact of life, geographically influenced, just like how we have no direct ocean access.
Don't get me wrong, of course, if you didn't put tap water at 2 bucks, you'd have to make the food 2 bucks more expensive.
For your information, Switzerland prices are based on the average salary, which is different for every canton. In Neuchâtel, a Medium Menu Big Mac is around 13.90CHF and in Zurich I think it's like 14.50
The videos that never disappoint! Nice Vid Brett, shoutout from Puerto Rico!!
As an American living in Zurich, I'm sorry to tell you that you totally blew your budget on breakfast. You would have been better off going to the supermarket and pack a picnic, some wine or beer, and enjoy it by the lake or in a park, since public drinking is allowed.
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Yeah I also thought he paid far too much for the coffee and croissant
This is why my favorite city in Switzerland is Sankt Gallen. It's still pretty expensive, but cheaper than a lot of places
Thank you for wonderful video! It is really interesting and useful! Plus motivate to travel! Cannot wait when all of us start travel again! Thank you for helping to promote tourism! love it so much
Content Creator: we're going to visit the most expensive city of the most expensive country in the world, and purchase goods in the most expensive stores
Things: are expensive
Content creator: :O
8 Dollars for a Croissants 😳, i live in switzerland since 2012 and where i live i can buy a Schoki gipfeli for 3.50 and is a good Backery. And 4 for a Cappuccino.
Great video ! Well Zürich is definitely one of the most expensive town in Switzerland. You should go hiking in the mountains and take a sandwich with you.
Love this video. Zürich is the most expensive but who loves to travel at least once in the life should go visit it. Now you need to visit Geneva for the French part and Lugano for the Swiss Italian part. 😃
Would be nice to be paid a swiss salary and live in Bali like a King.
I am from Switzerland and my girlfriend is from Indonesia. So that's probably gonna be my future ;)
It’s called get a good job and you can live like king anywhere you want
@@CalvinCooke18 Not so much. In many countries saleries are a joke compared to the money and time you spent to qualify. For example I went a lot of years to university, got two degrees in a descent profession with best grades, while working in my profession almost all the time while studying, got a scholarship for high performance, won competitions and so on. Now my salary is below average with 3.400 Euro (average 4.966) before taxes and other contributions which equals 2.200 €/ 2610 USD, which is not exactly what I call a luxurious life.
@@ctlspl do you live in Switzerland?
@@noahs2664 Germany
I was studied in Swiss before COVID, and I lived in Ferney, French which is 15 minutes bus away to Gevena, lots of swiss citizens are coming to Ferney to buy the groceries, because, same products in Swiss is 7 times or even higher than in French, for example, a 0.99 Euro lettuce sold 9CHF in Swiss.
I have NEVER seen a 9 chf lettuce in Switzerland. I've lived here my whole life. Plus yes, things are more expensive in Switzerland, but the quality is way higher too and better controlled!!! Quality comes at a price.
It's so beautiful!love it!!!
Always a good idea to take small snacks prior to traveling anywhere. Saves money and you always have something on the go.
The free bikes were on the exact opposite side of the train station you were at.
It's actually quite possible that it's not running anymore.
The rent station for the bikes is now near Europaallee
I live in bern, switzerland and even for me zurich is crazy expensive
It's always useful to read comments for more details ☺️ specially on travel expenses/hacks. this is an absolute normal way to spend your travel budget... In a city ☺️
Love your videos, we are in Bern, Switzerland and can't believe how expensive it is a green tea and coffee in Starbucks £11
For a decent cheap lunch in Zurich Center i always went to the Migros Restaurant in Löwenstrasse and nowhere else
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How many francs is cheap for you?
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CHF 12
@@raparaparapaDum for me I would say, when you eat lunch for 15-20 francs is cheap.
Something simple and a coke or something
A Salami sandwich and a 5dl Feldi from Denner is the most typical meal you could have had
Educational, hope others and others will improve in their responsible blogging, we're outnumbered dude!
There‘s something called the 9-Uhr-Pass. You can use the public transportation from 9am until 5am the next day and it’s only 13.00 CHF. Worth it!
I've been living in Switzerland for almost 4 years, when I was a student............I still remember how expensive it is in that country, but beautiful af......
Honestly, I stopped by Zurich and Geneva (before I had a channel) and the prices were mind blowing. Remember paying for 210 European for just 3nights under ground parking at a Geneva mall.crazy prices indeed
Sheesh thats insane
Expensive for travel, but once you realize minimum wage in Geneva is ~4200 a month, it’s really not that bad.
@@Intrepidity Agreed but could you put in the tax rates in the equation?
@@Ducanralf with 4,2k per month you really don't pay much taxes.
@@Ducanralf They are about the same.
There are so many others lovely cities, town smaller than Zurich of course to visit in Switzerland. Obviously they all have their price variation depending where you go to as shops, coffee, restaurants etc. Definitely worth checking out all possibilities. I do agree hotels are so overpriced juste for one night one person. It's crazy but if you want a decent stay it's worth the price.
Zürich > anywhere else in swiz
Tip: make your sandwich by yourselfe. Buy a bread in denner or coop ect.. (very good in switzerland) and the topping how you like, and you have a very good and cheap sandwich! Also we have shops you can buy food that is still good but is thrown away in the shops. You can save more than 50% of your money:)
I think you’d be more shocked to try this in Oslo, Norway which for many things is way more expensive. Also, in both countries it’s not that common to sit down in cafes and restaurants all day… considered a treat for most locals as well. Most simply grab something from a supermarket / grab’n’go which will still be expensive but half the prices mentioned
Or Copenhagen!
yes very true I paid 100 euros for a taxi in Oslo. and 20 euros for a burrito haha. I live in Zurich and I thought Oslo was crazy expensive. that says something
Yup. Agree
Oslo isn’t more expensive than Zurich
Love the way he tapped the chocolate :)
i love the challenge you guys
Well done! 😉
Hello from Zürich! 🇨🇭
AMAZING VIDEO BRETT CONTI! MISS YOU MY BROTHA :)
You should do Geneva and then Lausanne
That's how it feels when I go to the US from Brazil and have to pay five times in my local currency. R$5,00 - 1U$
You way to off about the comparison R$1 is only $0.17 but $1 is 0.92 Swiss franc. Is not that big of a difference when comes to dollar and the francs. But when you have real and have to spend in dollars is a big of a difference. You can't compare both.
@@chefpatrese How it feels. Talking about feeling, not real comparison. Thanks for adding in the comment.
Try it with lebanese currency as its 16,000 times more
@@jamesh1355 try it with Venezuela currency lol 😅
I lived/studied in Zurich for 6 months and have to say that there were many ways to “budget” there. And yeah, I did not buy Starbucks/McDonalds for the whole time I was there because there are lots of other smaller coffee places that are much cheaper. And yeah, I could definitely be out for a day for much less than CHF90.
Denner, Aldi and Lidl are the best food stores if you are on a budget. Fresh loaf of bread 2chf + 300gr Brie cheese 3chf, 400gr Salami 8chf, Beer starts from less than 1chf, 200gr chocolate from Denner brand 1,5-2chf.
Or you can search for a Kebab cafe, where the lunch will be for 10chf.
For cheaper accommodation you can buy a tent in Decathlone and go to camping)
It’s so expensive for students, who don’t have a job yet. Because of that Konstanz in Germany is THE place for Swiss People haha
Not necessarily for Swiss people, but for people living in Switzerland.
So fun how you Pronounce Läderach and Feldschlösschen 😅😜 but yeah Zurich is really expensive. I live in the region Valais (where raclette comes from) and we by a raclette for 4.- and eat 3-4 of them... That's 12 or 16.- but never 22.- for one plate !!! That's insane!
Beautiful video
Thanks sir for sharing
Yes, it's really expensive there! Also funny how they convert CHF to euros with 1:1 in places where no possibility to pay with card.
9% commition isn't that bad of an exchange fee
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