Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 42.1% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€19.62
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€11.77
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€2.98
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.53
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.94
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.60
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.36
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.40
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.37
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€79.94
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€28,935.69
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€22.76
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€45.14
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,855.69
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,519.26
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€183.60
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,910.23
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,601.81
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.38
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.85
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.32
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€56.14
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€14.71
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Geneva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€80.25
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.37
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€84.77
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€99.50
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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