Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 64.1% more expensive than Toronto.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 93.4% more for restaurants
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$25.49
|
$27.62
CHF23.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.29
|
$16.57
CHF14.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.01
|
$4.75
CHF4.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.26
|
$4.12
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.94
|
$3.71
CHF3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$8.01
|
$12.06
CHF10.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$16.19
|
$6.88
CHF5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.97
|
$7.06
CHF6.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$8.02
|
$12.86
CHF11.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.45
|
$1.50
CHF1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.96
|
$1.05
CHF0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.50
|
$1.31
CHF1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.37
|
$2.72
CHF2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.69
|
$1.11
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.77
|
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.25
|
$8.16
CHF7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$159.05
|
$77.35
CHF67.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$35,021.70
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.37
|
$34.92
CHF30.27
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$74.75
|
$54.85
CHF47.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,574.60
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,982.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,195.23
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,675.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$123.52
|
$177.85
CHF154.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,593.88
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,973.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$25,454.63
|
$30,411.36
CHF26,361.51
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.16
|
$7.73
CHF6.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.54
|
$5.28
CHF4.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.39
|
$9.39
CHF8.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$73.70
|
$81.31
CHF70.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$18.35
|
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$85.96
|
$109.76
CHF95.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$52.32
|
$66.72
CHF57.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$141.26
|
$131.68
CHF114.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$170.00
|
$200.48
CHF173.78
|
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