Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 5.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Russia, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB620.76
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB381.03
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.31
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.85
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.10
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB356.04
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB290.43
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.98
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.08
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.93
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.64
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.68
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.73
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.80
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB200.20
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,726.61
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,614,481.10
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB400.46
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB567.15
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,722.48
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,703.08
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,168.52
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,204.26
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB503,749.30
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.67
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.51
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.61
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,626.79
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB378.54
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,256.21
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,317.54
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,073.49
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,138.91
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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