Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 37.2% more expensive than Los Angeles.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.6% more in Geneva
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% more in Geneva
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% more in Geneva
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% less in Geneva
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% more in Geneva
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.8% more in Geneva
- Clothing
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pay 57.2% more in Geneva
The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Geneva are more expensive than in Los Angeles.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$30.79
CHF27.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$5.01
CHF4.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$4.72
CHF4.26
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$3.83
CHF3.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$12.83
CHF11.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$7.41
CHF6.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$7.61
CHF6.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$13.02
CHF11.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$1.64
CHF1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.38
CHF1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.81
CHF2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$8.06
CHF7.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$79.84
CHF72.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,748.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$35.13
CHF31.69
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$59.62
CHF53.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,977.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,752.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$174.59
CHF157.50
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,393.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,850.94
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$9.12
CHF8.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$5.45
CHF4.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.26
CHF9.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$76.48
CHF69.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.58
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$122.16
CHF110.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$62.27
CHF56.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$141.42
CHF127.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$194.56
CHF175.53
|
|
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