Switzerland vs France – the shopping basket price challenge

This content was published on July 10, 2017 - 11:00

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The filmmaker from Italy, who was raised in Africa, calls Switzerland home now. Carlo studied film directing at the Italian National Film School, worked as a documentary editor and director/producer in Berlin and Vienna. He crafts multimedia into engaging narratives. 

Born in London, Simon is a multimedia journalist who has worked for www.swissinfo.ch since 2006. He speaks French, German and Spanish and focuses on science, technology and innovation issues.

Simon Bradley and Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch

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Schweiz-Frankreich – ein ungleicher Warenkorb
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Un panier d’achats à prix très différents
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Una borsa della spesa a prezzi molto diversi
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Our snapshot comparison of a 14-item list of basic groceries has revealed a +€27.74 (CHF30.38) difference between Switzerland (COOP supermarket in Lausanne) and France (Carrefour supermarket in Ferney Voltaire, near Geneva). The Swiss basket of items was +91% more expensive. Our mini poll took place at the end of June.

You can read more about these whopping consumer price differences and the issue of cross-border shopping in an article, “What to do about Switzerland’s eye-watering prices?”, to be published on Tuesday.

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