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Anyone who has done a weekly shop in Germany, France, Italy or Austria and compared prices to Switzerland, knows how much more it costs on the Swiss side of the border. The cost difference is sometimes pinned on the higher take-home pay paid to Swiss supermarket workers. Right? Wrong. Kaufland Germany much cheaper than Switzerland – © Rene Van Den Berg | Dreamstime.com The website barometre des prix allows the public to easily compare the prices of goods at Switzerland’s main retailers with...

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