Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 2.6 times more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.73
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.25
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.22
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.48
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.69
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.06
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€22.95
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€890.98
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€188.42
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.41
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.65
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.85
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.02
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Geneva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€130.15
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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