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Geneva vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 3.6 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Geneva
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Geneva

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

Geneva vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.49	$30.79 CHF27.98	+632.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$158.08	$17.11 CHF15.54	+256.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.21	$5.01 CHF4.55	+428.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.09	$4.72 CHF4.29	+673.1%
Average			+497.6%

Taiwan vs. Geneva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$58.00	$3.83 CHF3.48	+117.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$234.18	$12.83 CHF11.66	+80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$373.02	$7.41 CHF6.73	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.40	$7.61 CHF6.92	+200.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.68	$13.02 CHF11.83	+305.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.34	$1.64 CHF1.49	-7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.30	$1.16 CHF1.05	+44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.10	$1.38 CHF1.25	+25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.71	$2.81 CHF2.56	+122.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.78	$1.16 CHF1.06	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.50	$1.07 CHF0.97	+12.0%
Average			+78.4%

Taiwan vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Taiwan	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$118.20	$8.06 CHF7.32	+124.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	$79.84 CHF72.54	+110.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	$37,408.50 CHF33,990.75	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$307.75	$35.13 CHF31.92	+275.8%
Average			+130.7%

Taiwan vs. Geneva - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$617.78	$59.62 CHF54.17	+217.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	$2,191.80 CHF1,991.55	+466.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	$1,942.94 CHF1,765.43	+619.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	$174.59 CHF158.63	+223.3%
Average			+381.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Taiwan	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	$3,761.19 CHF3,417.56	+696.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	$31,979.71 CHF29,057.95	+121.0%
Average			+408.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.95	$9.12 CHF8.29	+401.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.30	$5.45 CHF4.95	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.61	$10.26 CHF9.33	+156.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	$76.48 CHF69.50	+121.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$305.77	$22.81 CHF20.73	+145.6%
Average			+187.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Taiwan	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	$122.16 CHF111.00	+91.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$925.64	$62.27 CHF56.58	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	$141.42 CHF128.50	+85.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	$194.56 CHF176.79	+112.1%
Average			+102.6%

Taiwan 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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