Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 67.8% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Houston, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$30.79
CHF27.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$5.01
CHF4.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$4.72
CHF4.19
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$7.61
CHF6.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$13.02
CHF11.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.64
CHF1.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.38
CHF1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$2.81
CHF2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$8.06
CHF7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$79.84
CHF70.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$35.13
CHF31.19
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$59.62
CHF52.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,946.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,725.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$174.59
CHF155.02
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,339.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,396.00
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$9.12
CHF8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$5.45
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$76.48
CHF67.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
Houston
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$122.16
CHF108.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$62.27
CHF55.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$141.42
CHF125.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$194.56
CHF172.76
|
|
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