Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 41.0% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
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