Cost of living comparison
Austria is 37.9% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Austria instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Geneva
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Austria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF25.04
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.31
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.74
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.37
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.93
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF6.40
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF11.65
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.95
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.19
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.47
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF1.01
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.98
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Austria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF7.40
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF70.12
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF31.65
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Geneva
|
Austria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF49.72
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF2,072.77
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,752.02
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF161.22
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF3,109.78
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF27,567.90
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Austria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.01
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.79
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF73.71
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF99.50
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF60.48
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF119.36
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF181.73
|
$125.31
€116.26
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