Cost of living comparison

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Austin is 30.6% cheaper than Geneva.

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

 
Geneva
Austin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.79
CHF27.48
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$17.11
CHF15.27
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $5.01
CHF4.47
$2.62
 

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

 
Geneva
Austin
Bread
1 loaf
$3.83
CHF3.42
$3.60
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.83
CHF11.45
$6.37
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.41
CHF6.61
$3.94
 

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pay 41.3% less for transportation

 
Geneva
Austin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.06
CHF7.19
$3.04
 
Monthly public transit pass $79.84
CHF71.25
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,408.50
CHF33,385.67
$35,000.00
 

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pay 5.8% less for housing

 
Geneva
Austin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.62
CHF53.21
$70.43
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,191.80
CHF1,956.10
$2,280.66
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,942.94
CHF1,734.00
$1,508.91
 

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

 
Geneva
Austin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,761.19
CHF3,356.72
$1,465.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,979.71
CHF28,540.67
$21,625.00
 

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Geneva
Austin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.12
CHF8.14
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.45
CHF4.87
$5.31
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.26
CHF9.16
$9.00
 

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

 
Geneva
Austin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$122.16
CHF109.02
$63.62
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.27
CHF55.57
$52.38
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$141.42
CHF126.21
$89.78
 

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