Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 91.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.39
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.56
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.78
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.53
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$33,977.09
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.78
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.27
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,696.71
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,555.56
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$162.57
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,010.00
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,583.33
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.19
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.64
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.49
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.28
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 77.9% more for clothing
Canada
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$74.96
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$53.99
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.49
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$140.89
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
|
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