Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 79.5% more expensive than Indiana.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Indiana, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.35
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.50
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,924.78
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.73
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.07
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$990.37
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.29
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,192.33
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,669.53
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.12
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.01
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.35
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.97
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.98
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 89.4% more for clothing
Indiana
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.98
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.42
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.91
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
|
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