Cost of living comparison

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San Diego is 18.4% cheaper than Geneva.

If you lived in San Diego instead of Geneva, you would:

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pay 40.1% less for restaurants

 
Geneva
San Diego
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.79
CHF27.34
$21.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$17.11
CHF15.19
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $5.01
CHF4.45
$2.64
 

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

 
Geneva
San Diego
Bread
1 loaf
$3.83
CHF3.40
$4.20
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.83
CHF11.39
$7.34
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.41
CHF6.58
$4.38
 

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

 
Geneva
San Diego
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.06
CHF7.15
$5.15
 
Monthly public transit pass $79.84
CHF70.89
$72.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
$35,376.95
 

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pay 25.7% more for housing

 
Geneva
San Diego
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.62
CHF52.94
$70.11
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,191.80
CHF1,946.18
$2,839.47
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,942.94
CHF1,725.21
$2,284.17
 

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

 
Geneva
San Diego
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,761.19
CHF3,339.70
$1,754.29
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,979.71
CHF28,396.00
$21,666.67
 

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Geneva
San Diego
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.12
CHF8.10
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.45
CHF4.84
$5.41
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.26
CHF9.11
$11.06
 

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

 
Geneva
San Diego
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$122.16
CHF108.47
$58.49
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.27
CHF55.29
$59.66
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$141.42
CHF125.57
$91.33
 

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