Cost of living comparison

compared to

Geneva is 67.8% more expensive than Houston.

If you lived in Geneva instead of Houston, you would:

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pay 98.7% more for restaurants

 
Houston
Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.00
 
$30.79
CHF27.48
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
 
$17.11
CHF15.27
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.53
 
$5.01
CHF4.47

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

 
Houston
Geneva
Bread
1 loaf
$2.97
 
$3.83
CHF3.42
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.39
 
$12.83
CHF11.45
Milk (1 gallon) $3.43
 
$7.41
CHF6.61

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

 
Houston
Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.88
 
$8.06
CHF7.19
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
$79.84
CHF71.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,278.39
 
$37,408.50
CHF33,385.67

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pay 27.2% more for housing

 
Houston
Geneva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.71
 
$59.62
CHF53.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,582.84
 
$2,191.80
CHF1,956.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,189.12
 
$1,942.94
CHF1,734.00

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pay 98.5% more for childcare

 
Houston
Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,457.58
 
$3,761.19
CHF3,356.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,000.00
 
$31,979.71
CHF28,540.67

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Houston
Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$9.12
CHF8.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.27
 
$5.45
CHF4.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.97
 
$10.26
CHF9.16

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pay 72.0% more for clothing

 
Houston
Geneva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.14
 
$122.16
CHF109.02
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.00
 
$62.27
CHF55.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.28
 
$141.42
CHF126.21

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