Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 4.0 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Quito, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$30.79
CHF27.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$5.01
CHF4.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$4.72
CHF4.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$3.83
CHF3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$7.61
CHF6.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$13.02
CHF11.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$8.06
CHF7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$79.84
CHF71.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$35.13
CHF31.40
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$59.62
CHF53.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,959.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,736.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$174.59
CHF156.06
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,362.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,586.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$9.12
CHF8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$76.48
CHF68.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
Quito
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$122.16
CHF109.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$62.27
CHF55.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$141.42
CHF126.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$194.56
CHF173.92
|
|
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