Is Austria cheaper than Switzerland?

Austria is cheaper for a traveller: estimated monthly budget ~$2,500 vs ~$3,050 per person (rough estimate from income levels).

Is Austria safer than Switzerland?

Switzerland has the lower homicide rate of the two (World Bank), a common proxy for traveller safety.

Does DayTriply have day plans for Austria and Switzerland?

Austria: 15 ready-made day plans; Switzerland: 1.

Austria vs Switzerland: cost of living, safety & budget

Austria or Switzerland? Compare day-to-day budget, cost of living, safety and connectivity side by side — with ready-made day plans for each where we have them.

🇦🇹Austria

🇨🇭Switzerland

Day plans

15 guides→

1 guide→

Activities

Activities→

Monthly budget / person

~$2,500/mo

~$3,050/mo

Cost of living

Cheaper than 10% of countries

Cheaper than 4% of countries

Online coverage

92%

97%

Safety

Safer than 78% of countries

Safer than 89% of countries

Happiness

6.85 / 10

7.02 / 10

Avg. life expectancy

82 yrs

84 yrs

Air quality

Cleaner air than 80%

Cleaner air than 87%

Avg income

$74,160/yr

$91,110/yr

LGBTQ+

73 / 100

70 / 100

Healthcare

84 / 100

87 / 100

Avg. temperature

4.2°C

3.4°C

Sunny days

256 days/yr

272 days/yr

Safe tap water

98.9%

96.7%

Corruption

33 / 100

19 / 100

Work hours / yr

1438 h

1529 h

Currency

EUR · €

CHF · Fr.

Population

9.2M

9.0M

Language

Austro-Bavarian German

French, Swiss German