Cost of living comparison

 Virgin Islands
compared to
 Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 47.2% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 72.5% more in Geneva
Groceries
pay 22.2% less in Geneva
Transportation
pay 3.4% less in Geneva
Housing
pay 2.5% less in Geneva
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.6% more in Geneva
Clothing
pay 52.9% more in Geneva

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Geneva are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Geneva. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Geneva.

Geneva vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Geneva instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 72.5% more for restaurants

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.00
 
$30.79
CHF27.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.18
 
$17.11
CHF15.14
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
 
$5.01
CHF4.44

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Bread
1 loaf
$6.40
 
$3.83
CHF3.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.98
 
$12.83
CHF11.35
Milk (1 gallon) $10.27
 
$7.41
CHF6.55

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
 
$8.06
CHF7.13
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$79.84
CHF70.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,333.33
 
$37,408.50
CHF33,102.78

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pay 2.5% less for housing

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.50
 
$59.62
CHF52.75
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,781.25
 
$2,191.80
CHF1,939.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,389.90
 
$1,942.94
CHF1,719.31

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $991.67
 
$3,761.19
CHF3,328.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,200.00
 
$31,979.71
CHF28,298.84

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.70
 
$9.12
CHF8.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.43
 
$5.45
CHF4.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.50
 
$10.26
CHF9.08

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pay 52.9% more for clothing

 
Virgin Islands
Geneva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
 
$122.16
CHF108.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.38
 
$62.27
CHF55.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.75
 
$141.42
CHF125.14

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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: March 2025
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