Cost of living comparison

Geneva, Switzerland

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 41.5% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Canada
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Canada
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Canada
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in Canada

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada.

Canada vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Geneva	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 CHF24.52	$16.37 CA$22.43	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF13.62	$10.01 CA$13.71	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.01 CHF3.99	$2.00 CA$2.73	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.72 CHF3.76	$1.62 CA$2.21	-65.7%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Geneva	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 CHF3.05	$2.48 CA$3.40	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.83 CHF10.22	$5.30 CA$7.26	-58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 CHF5.90	$8.04 CA$11.01	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.61 CHF6.06	$3.39 CA$4.64	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.02 CHF10.37	$5.12 CA$7.02	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 CHF1.30	$1.79 CA$2.45	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.92	$0.64 CA$0.87	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 CHF1.10	$1.60 CA$2.19	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.81 CHF2.24	$1.74 CA$2.39	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.93	$1.16 CA$1.58	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.85	$1.14 CA$1.56	+6.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Geneva	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 CHF6.42	$4.35 CA$5.96	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.84 CHF63.57	$65.88 CA$90.25	-17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF29,786.45	$24,555.94 CA$33,640.41	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.13 CHF27.97	$16.33 CA$22.37	-53.5%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Geneva	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.62 CHF47.47	$60.95 CA$83.50	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,191.80 CHF1,745.21	$1,220.42 CA$1,671.91	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,942.94 CHF1,547.06	$1,114.36 CA$1,526.61	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.59 CHF139.01	$115.39 CA$158.07	-33.9%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Geneva	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,761.19 CHF2,994.84	$729.99 CA$1,000.05	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,979.71 CHF25,463.78	$12,017.58 CA$16,463.48	-62.4%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.12 CHF7.26	$5.20 CA$7.12	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.45 CHF4.34	$3.58 CA$4.90	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.17	$12.91 CA$17.69	+25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.48 CHF60.90	$42.97 CA$58.87	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.16	$10.95 CA$15.00	-52.0%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Geneva	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$122.16 CHF97.27	$53.89 CA$73.82	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.27 CHF49.58	$39.01 CA$53.45	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.42 CHF112.61	$84.94 CA$116.36	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.56 CHF154.92	$102.12 CA$139.89	-47.5%
Average			-45.1%

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