Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 78.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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