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Switzerland: prices are 6.8% higher than in 2019
Prices are 6.8% higher than in August 2019.
How much have prices risen since 2019?
Prices in Switzerland are 6.8% higher than in August 2019. What cost 100 francs then costs 106.81 francs now.
Price rise since August 2019, by what people buy. The red mark is all items, +6.8%.
- Housing and energy+17.2%
- Leisure and culture+11.8%
- Restaurants and hotels+10.9%
- Alcohol and tobacco+7.7%
- Insurance and finance+7.5%
- Education+6.7%
- Personal care and other+6.5%
- Transport+5.2%
- Furniture and household goods+5.2%
- Food and soft drinks+3.6%
- Health−0.2%
- Clothing and shoes−3.0%
- Phone and internet−5.1%
Have wages kept up?
There is no wage series for Switzerland on this site yet, so this page shows prices only.
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Sources and method
Prices: Eurostat, HICP (prc_hicp_minr), August 2026 against August 2019. The figures are as published on 6 October 2026.