Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 27.3% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Geneva instead of London, you would:
pay 64.8% more for restaurants
London
|
Geneva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.18
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.93
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
London
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.60
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.82
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.25
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.12
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.34
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.55
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
London
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.47
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£191.77
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.25
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
London
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
London
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.23
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.47
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.82
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
London
|
Geneva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£93.75
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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