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Geneva vs. Montreal Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 2.3 times more expensive than Montreal.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Geneva
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Geneva

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Geneva are more expensive than in Montreal. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Geneva.

Geneva vs. Montreal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Geneva instead of Montreal, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Montreal	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.90	$30.79 CHF27.78	+71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$17.11 CHF15.43	+58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 CA$3.02	$5.01 CHF4.52	+139.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.20	$4.72 CHF4.26	+208.6%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Montreal	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 CA$4.69	$3.83 CHF3.46	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 CA$10.94	$12.83 CHF11.58	+69.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.62 CA$12.42	$7.41 CHF6.68	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CA$4.97	$7.61 CHF6.87	+120.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.61 CA$8.09	$13.02 CHF11.75	+132.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CA$2.33	$1.64 CHF1.48	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.97	$1.16 CHF1.04	+72.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.82	$1.38 CHF1.24	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 CA$3.17	$2.81 CHF2.54	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 CA$1.63	$1.16 CHF1.05	+2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.56	$1.07 CHF0.97	-0.9%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Montreal	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 CA$6.65	$8.06 CHF7.27	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.85 CA$103.60	$79.84 CHF72.02	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,201.81	$37,408.50 CHF33,748.60	+53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.29 CA$22.04	$35.13 CHF31.69	+129.8%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Montreal	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 CA$62.83	$59.62 CHF53.78	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,195.88 CA$1,724.41	$2,191.80 CHF1,977.36	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$957.38 CA$1,380.49	$1,942.94 CHF1,752.85	+102.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.67 CA$86.03	$174.59 CHF157.50	+192.6%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Montreal	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$650.63 CA$938.17	$3,761.19 CHF3,393.21	+478.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,648.39 CA$8,144.69	$31,979.71 CHF28,850.94	+466.2%
Average			+472.1%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Montreal	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 CA$9.32	$9.12 CHF8.23	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 CA$5.20	$5.45 CHF4.92	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.85 CA$17.09	$10.26 CHF9.26	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.11 CA$52.07	$76.48 CHF69.00	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.54	$22.81 CHF20.58	+111.7%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Montreal	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.65 CA$91.78	$122.16 CHF110.21	+91.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.65 CA$64.39	$62.27 CHF56.18	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.18 CA$128.59	$141.42 CHF127.59	+58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.63 CA$155.20	$194.56 CHF175.53	+80.8%
Average			+67.7%

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