Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 63.9% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$30.79
CHF27.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$5.01
CHF4.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$4.72
CHF4.22
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.83
CHF3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.10
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$7.61
CHF6.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$13.02
CHF11.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$8.06
CHF7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.17
|
$79.84
CHF71.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.38
|
$35.13
CHF31.40
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
$59.62
CHF53.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,959.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,736.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
$174.59
CHF156.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,362.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,586.18
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$9.12
CHF8.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.93
|
$76.48
CHF68.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
$122.16
CHF109.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
$62.27
CHF55.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
$141.42
CHF126.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.56
|
$194.56
CHF173.92
|
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