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Geneva vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 17.6 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.9 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 6.2 times more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 5.9 times more in Geneva
Housing: pay 17.3 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 67.3 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Geneva

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

Geneva vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9 times more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.63 PKR454.13	$30.79 CHF27.98	+1785.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 PKR1,029.27	$17.11 CHF15.54	+362.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 PKR82.92	$5.01 CHF4.55	+1580.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 PKR56.68	$4.72 CHF4.29	+2213.6%
Average			+1485.4%

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pay 6.2 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR151.39	$3.83 CHF3.48	+603.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 PKR688.33	$12.83 CHF11.66	+418.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.74 PKR761.70	$7.41 CHF6.73	+170.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR320.86	$7.61 CHF6.92	+559.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR343.95	$13.02 CHF11.83	+952.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR129.49	$1.64 CHF1.49	+251.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR77.78	$1.16 CHF1.05	+313.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 PKR89.24	$1.38 CHF1.25	+329.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.77	$2.81 CHF2.56	+1126.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.54	$1.16 CHF1.06	+595.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.30	$1.07 CHF0.97	+386.2%
Average			+518.8%

Pakistan vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9 times more for transportation

	Pakistan	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,031.56	$8.06 CHF7.32	+117.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.71 PKR1,866.30	$79.84 CHF72.54	+1089.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,760.96 PKR5,216,315.93	$37,408.50 CHF33,990.75	+99.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.64 PKR1,290.05	$35.13 CHF31.92	+657.1%
Average			+490.8%

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pay 17.3 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.82 PKR3,842.86	$59.62 CHF54.17	+331.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.73 PKR24,670.78	$2,191.80 CHF1,991.55	+2370.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.29 PKR14,538.59	$1,942.94 CHF1,765.43	+3615.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.51 PKR16,823.02	$174.59 CHF158.63	+188.5%
Average			+1626.4%

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pay 67.3 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.35 PKR9,551.00	$3,761.19 CHF3,417.56	+10849.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,271.23 PKR353,453.44	$31,979.71 CHF29,057.95	+2415.7%
Average			+6632.5%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 PKR507.26	$9.12 CHF8.29	+400.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 PKR415.86	$5.45 CHF4.95	+264.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 PKR525.68	$10.26 CHF9.33	+442.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.72 PKR3,536.22	$76.48 CHF69.50	+501.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.87 PKR1,076.23	$22.81 CHF20.73	+489.3%
Average			+419.7%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Pakistan	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 PKR3,944.46	$122.16 CHF111.00	+761.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 PKR6,087.97	$62.27 CHF56.58	+184.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.34 PKR17,056.28	$141.42 CHF128.50	+130.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.94 PKR8,046.23	$194.56 CHF176.79	+572.3%
Average			+412.1%

Pakistan vs. Geneva - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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