Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 21.9% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
$2.08
€1.87
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
$3.97
€3.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
$5.30
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
$4.61
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
$7.20
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
$129.96
€117.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
$22.04
€19.86
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
$7.04
€6.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
$4.29
€3.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
$50.46
€45.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
$100.46
€90.53
|
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