Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 34.0% more expensive than Chicago.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$30.79
CHF27.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$5.01
CHF4.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$4.72
CHF4.19
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$7.61
CHF6.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$13.02
CHF11.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.64
CHF1.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.38
CHF1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.81
CHF2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$8.06
CHF7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$79.84
CHF70.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,965.00
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$35.13
CHF31.19
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.52
|
$59.62
CHF52.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,360.96
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,946.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,512.92
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,725.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.63
|
$174.59
CHF155.02
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,475.00
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,339.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,300.00
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,396.00
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$9.12
CHF8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$5.45
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.00
|
$76.48
CHF67.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.98
|
$122.16
CHF108.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.67
|
$62.27
CHF55.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$141.42
CHF125.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.00
|
$194.56
CHF172.76
|
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