Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 75.9% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Texas, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$30.79
CHF26.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$17.11
CHF14.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$5.01
CHF4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$4.72
CHF4.13
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$3.83
CHF3.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$12.83
CHF11.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$7.41
CHF6.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$7.61
CHF6.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$13.02
CHF11.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.64
CHF1.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.16
CHF1.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.38
CHF1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.81
CHF2.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.16
CHF1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.07
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$8.06
CHF7.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$79.84
CHF69.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$37,408.50
CHF32,764.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$35.13
CHF30.77
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$59.62
CHF52.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,919.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,701.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$174.59
CHF152.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,294.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,009.94
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$9.12
CHF7.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$5.45
CHF4.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$10.26
CHF8.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$76.48
CHF66.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$22.81
CHF19.98
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$122.16
CHF107.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$62.27
CHF54.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$141.42
CHF123.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$194.56
CHF170.41
|
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