Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Switzerland

Geneva vs. Ealing Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 34.1% more expensive than Ealing.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 60.0% more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Geneva
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 65.7% more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 76.7% more in Geneva

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Geneva are more expensive than in Ealing. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Geneva.

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Geneva vs. Ealing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Ealing	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.45 £18.34	$30.00 CHF24.78	+22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$18.60 CHF15.36	+101.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 £2.33	$4.96 CHF4.10	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 £1.29	$4.11 CHF3.39	+139.1%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 60.0% more for groceries

	Ealing	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 £1.22	$3.36 CHF2.78	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 £3.14	$12.36 CHF10.21	+195.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 £4.13	$8.65 CHF7.15	+57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.16 £3.12	$7.93 CHF6.55	+90.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.07	$13.02 CHF10.75	+217.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.57 CHF1.30	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$0.76 CHF0.62	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$1.21 CHF1.00	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 £1.23	$2.13 CHF1.76	+30.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$0.72 CHF0.59	+12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.95 CHF0.78	+18.5%
Average			+60.0%

Ealing vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Ealing	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 £5.64	$8.88 CHF7.34	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.00 CHF74.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$38,639.00 CHF31,913.18	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 £22.80	$38.17 CHF31.53	+25.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Ealing	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.02 £26.27	$58.13 CHF48.01	+66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	$2,784.93 CHF2,300.16	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	$2,102.35 CHF1,736.39	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.94 £164.27	$216.29 CHF178.64	-1.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 65.7% more for childcare

	Ealing	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	$2,378.34 CHF1,964.34	+3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,214.37 £9,914.74	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+166.1%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ealing	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.06 £6.05	$9.60 CHF7.93	+19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 £3.59	$6.32 CHF5.22	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.96 £17.23	$10.80 CHF8.92	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$107.92 £80.97	$74.88 CHF61.84	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 £12.89	$24.00 CHF19.82	+39.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 76.7% more for clothing

	Ealing	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.13 £72.12	$134.83 CHF111.36	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.04 £24.79	$79.32 CHF65.51	+140.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.97 £75.76	$164.24 CHF135.65	+62.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.03 £78.05	$185.30 CHF153.05	+78.1%
Average			+76.7%

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