Comparatively, probably not that far off. There’s mostly vegetables and such. Tofu itself is quite cheap. Stuff that would make the purchase rise a lot would be the detergents and cheese though.
It really depends on how much animal products you consume. If you are the type of person who eats a pound of beef a day, 54CHF would be the budget for two days.
Lidl Switzerland really isn’t too bad, considering.
Radishes are weirdly expensive in Switzerland, though – CHF 1.49 for a bundle that is often smaller than the bundles sold in Germany for < EUR 1 …
With 54.- you can buy 108 mocca yogurts of 200g at Migros, and that’s all you need for an entire week
I saw chicken filet at 57 CHF pro Kilo in Migros!
I’m glad that I have some farmers markets here around, as well as small farmers shops. For 54.- I could get multiple kilograms of vegetables, some eggs and cheese and maybe even some cuts of meat.
But at the grocery store? It would look bleak.
id say 60-70 CHF in Lidl or 100-140 in Migros
Recently I bought 3x grittibans, one big avocado, a pack of bulgur, one dishwashing soap, one creme frische, 1kg clementines, 2 packs of tortillias and 250g cuts of fleishkaese in coop and it cost close to 50chf. Insane. The korb was not even full.
Basically nothing
At Aldi/Lidl, a pretty similar amount if you stick to lots of veggies.
vegan andy
A cucumber and a small Aromat.
Too good to go says hello
98 m budget 2l cola bottles
At least a better cheese than that ..wtf shops in GER/A/CH and goes for Cheddar?
You would get the same less the cheese, nuts, soap & bio milk
If you’re in small mountain supermarket, 50 will get you 2 loafs of bread 1 gruyere cheese 6-8 slices of ham , a bit of bacon and 6 eggs
If you shop at manor you get one fresh fish for 50
~ 600g of veal entrecote, 2 days worth of meat.
One singular potato
I think all of this would cost you around CHF 75.- in Switzerland
How high is your hourly salary in Germany 🤷♂️ you are comparing apples and pears
meat and drinks is in my opinion the most i spend in ch meat is very expensive.
Anything on “aktion” or everything full price?
Literally just spent 52.- at coop. Here’s what I bought:
Packet of spinach ricotta tortellini (500g)
Pack of Walliser Berg-Landjäger (4)
500ml bio milk
Mega pack Nesquik cereal (500g)
Barilla pesto (190g)
Toast sliced bread (250g)
Pack of dried prunes (250g)
La semeuse coffre capsules (33)
Fair trade banana (1)
Innocent juice smoothie (750ml)
This was not a “normal” shop, more of a top up, but it technically answers OP’s question
That`s more than I get in Sweden for that amount.
Half of what you see on the picture or even less
For 54.- CHF you can get about 18 KG of Rösti from Migros if you get the “5x Aktion” pack.
In all seriousness if you know when and where to shop you can get pretty much the same. Seeing you bought that stuff (or most of it) at LIDL in Germany, shopping the same things in Switzerland in LIDL would probably be a bit more expensive, like 80 – 100 CHF. However getting your potatoes from a farmer or from the LANDI is often cheaper than at store markets. I don’t see any meat or good cheese, those would be the more expensive items. The veg replacement items definitely are cheaper than meat and LIDL cheddar .. well .. no comment.
Vegetables are cheap. Add meat and it’s another thing
Just go to Coop and buy almost nothing with those 54- No doubt Lidl affers the best quality/price in Switzerland, but limited variety. Ottos and Denner have some good disscounts but very limited
60 Migros Lemon Ice Teas
Honestly, I also pay about 50-65CHF for it and I have real meat with me.
I mean if you’re mainly taking vegetables, of course. Looks huge but it’s actually not that much and I’m pretty sure it would not be much more expensive at coop.
54.- gets you a pineapple and dirty looks for being a peasant
Yes but don’t you Germans pay like a 40% income tax?
That looks like about $50 USD of groceries in Columbus, OH, USA.
Nowhere near this. That’s why I go to Germany often to shop. I can be at a big shopping center there in about 20 mins.
If you buy cheap shit, you survive 2 weeks with 54, if you buy premium stuff, 2 days
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Comparatively, probably not that far off. There’s mostly vegetables and such. Tofu itself is quite cheap. Stuff that would make the purchase rise a lot would be the detergents and cheese though.
It really depends on how much animal products you consume. If you are the type of person who eats a pound of beef a day, 54CHF would be the budget for two days.
Lidl Switzerland really isn’t too bad, considering.
Radishes are weirdly expensive in Switzerland, though – CHF 1.49 for a bundle that is often smaller than the bundles sold in Germany for < EUR 1 …
With 54.- you can buy 108 mocca yogurts of 200g at Migros, and that’s all you need for an entire week
I saw chicken filet at 57 CHF pro Kilo in Migros!
I’m glad that I have some farmers markets here around, as well as small farmers shops. For 54.- I could get multiple kilograms of vegetables, some eggs and cheese and maybe even some cuts of meat.
But at the grocery store? It would look bleak.
id say 60-70 CHF in Lidl or 100-140 in Migros
Recently I bought 3x grittibans, one big avocado, a pack of bulgur, one dishwashing soap, one creme frische, 1kg clementines, 2 packs of tortillias and 250g cuts of fleishkaese in coop and it cost close to 50chf. Insane. The korb was not even full.
Basically nothing
At Aldi/Lidl, a pretty similar amount if you stick to lots of veggies.
vegan andy
A cucumber and a small Aromat.
Too good to go says hello
98 m budget 2l cola bottles
At least a better cheese than that ..wtf shops in GER/A/CH and goes for Cheddar?
You would get the same less the cheese, nuts, soap & bio milk
If you’re in small mountain supermarket, 50 will get you 2 loafs of bread 1 gruyere cheese 6-8 slices of ham , a bit of bacon and 6 eggs
If you shop at manor you get one fresh fish for 50
~ 600g of veal entrecote, 2 days worth of meat.
One singular potato
I think all of this would cost you around CHF 75.- in Switzerland
How high is your hourly salary in Germany 🤷♂️ you are comparing apples and pears
meat and drinks is in my opinion the most i spend in ch meat is very expensive.
Anything on “aktion” or everything full price?
Literally just spent 52.- at coop. Here’s what I bought:
Packet of spinach ricotta tortellini (500g)
Pack of Walliser Berg-Landjäger (4)
500ml bio milk
Mega pack Nesquik cereal (500g)
Barilla pesto (190g)
Toast sliced bread (250g)
Pack of dried prunes (250g)
La semeuse coffre capsules (33)
Fair trade banana (1)
Innocent juice smoothie (750ml)
This was not a “normal” shop, more of a top up, but it technically answers OP’s question
That`s more than I get in Sweden for that amount.
Half of what you see on the picture or even less
For 54.- CHF you can get about 18 KG of Rösti from Migros if you get the “5x Aktion” pack.
In all seriousness if you know when and where to shop you can get pretty much the same. Seeing you bought that stuff (or most of it) at LIDL in Germany, shopping the same things in Switzerland in LIDL would probably be a bit more expensive, like 80 – 100 CHF. However getting your potatoes from a farmer or from the LANDI is often cheaper than at store markets. I don’t see any meat or good cheese, those would be the more expensive items. The veg replacement items definitely are cheaper than meat and LIDL cheddar .. well .. no comment.
Vegetables are cheap. Add meat and it’s another thing
Just go to Coop and buy almost nothing with those 54- No doubt Lidl affers the best quality/price in Switzerland, but limited variety. Ottos and Denner have some good disscounts but very limited
60 Migros Lemon Ice Teas
Honestly, I also pay about 50-65CHF for it and I have real meat with me.
I mean if you’re mainly taking vegetables, of course. Looks huge but it’s actually not that much and I’m pretty sure it would not be much more expensive at coop.
54.- gets you a pineapple and dirty looks for being a peasant
Yes but don’t you Germans pay like a 40% income tax?
That looks like about $50 USD of groceries in Columbus, OH, USA.
Nowhere near this. That’s why I go to Germany often to shop. I can be at a big shopping center there in about 20 mins.
If you buy cheap shit, you survive 2 weeks with 54, if you buy premium stuff, 2 days
One lamb leg. And it’s done.