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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, for some reason electronics are one of the few items that basically cost the same in Switzerland as in the neighbouring countries, which make them fairly cheap in terms of buying power.

The food prices though ...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Homegrown problem

Importing food is made deliberately difficult and expensive in order to support Swiss agriculture.

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-food-so-expensive-in-Switzerland