Cost of living comparison

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Geneva vs. Arizona Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 82.0% more expensive than Arizona.

Restaurants
pay 83.8% more in Geneva
Groceries
pay 54.7% more in Geneva
Transportation
pay 77.5% more in Geneva
Housing
pay 13.6% more in Geneva
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.0% more in Geneva
Clothing
pay 83.8% more in Geneva

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Geneva are more expensive than in Arizona. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Geneva.

Geneva vs. Arizona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Geneva instead of Arizona, you would:

pay 83.8% more for restaurants

 
Arizona
Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.56
 
$30.79
CHF27.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$17.11
CHF15.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
 
$5.01
CHF4.55

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pay 54.7% more for groceries

 
Arizona
Geneva
Bread
1 loaf
$3.49
 
$3.83
CHF3.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.20
 
$12.83
CHF11.66
Milk (1 gallon) $3.50
 
$7.41
CHF6.73

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pay 77.5% more for transportation

 
Arizona
Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
 
$8.06
CHF7.32
Monthly public transit pass $53.40
 
$79.84
CHF72.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,537.50
 
$37,408.50
CHF33,990.75

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pay 13.6% more for housing

 
Arizona
Geneva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$80.87
 
$59.62
CHF54.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,573.68
 
$2,191.80
CHF1,991.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,370.59
 
$1,942.94
CHF1,765.43

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Arizona
Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,069.58
 
$3,761.19
CHF3,417.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,135.00
 
$31,979.71
CHF29,057.95

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Arizona
Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
 
$9.12
CHF8.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.21
 
$5.45
CHF4.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.94
 
$10.26
CHF9.33

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pay 83.8% more for clothing

 
Arizona
Geneva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.15
 
$122.16
CHF111.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
 
$62.27
CHF56.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.98
 
$141.42
CHF128.50

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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