Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 33.8% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Geneva
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF27.52
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.48
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF4.21
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Geneva
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United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.80
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF11.64
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
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pay 11.8% less for transportation
Geneva
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF7.20
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF71.34
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF31.39
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Geneva
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF53.27
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,958.55
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,736.17
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF156.01
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Geneva
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,360.92
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF28,576.43
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
United Kingdom
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF8.15
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF68.34
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
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pay 39.5% less for clothing
Geneva
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF109.16
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF55.64
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF126.37
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF173.86
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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