Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 73.7% more expensive than Milan.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Milan, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.39
|
$27.62
CHF23.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
$16.57
CHF14.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.80
|
$4.75
CHF4.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$4.12
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
€2.36
|
$3.71
CHF3.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.58
|
$12.06
CHF10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€5.87
|
$6.88
CHF5.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.15
€3.71
|
$7.06
CHF6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.71
€5.11
|
$12.86
CHF10.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.00
|
$1.50
CHF1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.45
|
$2.72
CHF2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€6.87
|
$8.16
CHF6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.24
€37.81
|
$77.35
CHF65.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€27,146.18
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,819.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.91
€22.30
|
$34.92
CHF29.69
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.17
€26.11
|
$54.85
CHF46.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.42
€1,364.69
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,944.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,033.99
€925.65
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,643.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$212.15
€189.92
|
$177.85
CHF151.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$855.31
€765.68
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,917.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,265.21
€12,770.43
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,860.06
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.82
|
$7.73
CHF6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
€1.88
|
$5.28
CHF4.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
$9.39
CHF7.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.19
€61.94
|
$81.31
CHF69.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$22.10
CHF18.79
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Milan
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.28
€91.56
|
$109.76
CHF93.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.36
€35.24
|
$66.72
CHF56.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.96
€95.75
|
$131.68
CHF111.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.03
€138.79
|
$200.48
CHF170.48
|
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