Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 82.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.41
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€8.83
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.97
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.56
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.59
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.85
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.48
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.43
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.91
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.84
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.36
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.52
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€106.99
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,312.00
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€16.82
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€44.36
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,252.89
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,053.30
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€146.53
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€992.61
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,730.50
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.42
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.40
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€14.85
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€52.56
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.01
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 64.6% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€76.30
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€36.38
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€82.84
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€81.97
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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