Cost of living comparison
Washington is 6.6% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Washington instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.46
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.08
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.04
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.50
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Geneva
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.15
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.24
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.84
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF6.00
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.92
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.31
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.93
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.68
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,777.56
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.65
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Geneva
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.58
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,941.74
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,641.27
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF151.03
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Geneva
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,913.19
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,825.21
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.57
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.48
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.98
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF69.05
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.77
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Washington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF93.21
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.66
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.82
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF170.25
|
$173.48
|
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