Is Switzerland expensive for American travelers? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago by LtDan@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I mean, even though USD is a popular currency: does the PPP hold up in Switzerland? The thing is that, despite having $10,000 (CHF 7905) in their budget, that still won't cut it since there is a bottle of liquor that costs CHF 100,000 ($126,755) for example.

Don't even mention restaurant prices, it's ridiculous that buying from the supermarket is cheaper. Have you been there? If so, is it even a wonderful country to visit despite how expensive it is for tourists? (Explains why barely anyone goes there).

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[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 4 points 2 months ago

Easy, you exploit your employees.

[-] rbn@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Even if you didn't pay them at all, a restaurant should be more expensive than cooking yourself. A restaurant still has plenty of other costs (rent, insurance, furniture, kitchen supplies etc.) and usually ingredients aren't that much cheaper in wholesale to make up for the difference.

[-] Qzr@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

ha! Don't be mistaken, we do that too in Switzerland. Gastronomy is one of the lowest paying fields in Switzerland as well I think.

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