Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 2.3 times more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.17
|
$30.79
CHF27.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$17.11
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
CA$2.94
|
$5.01
CHF4.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.14
|
$4.72
CHF4.15
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
CA$4.56
|
$3.83
CHF3.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
CA$10.64
|
$12.83
CHF11.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
CA$12.07
|
$7.41
CHF6.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.83
|
$7.61
CHF6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
CA$7.86
|
$13.02
CHF11.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.26
|
$1.64
CHF1.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.94
|
$1.16
CHF1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.74
|
$1.38
CHF1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
CA$3.08
|
$2.81
CHF2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.59
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.52
|
$1.07
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
CA$6.46
|
$8.06
CHF7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.85
CA$100.68
|
$79.84
CHF70.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,208.21
|
$37,408.50
CHF32,951.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
CA$21.42
|
$35.13
CHF30.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
CA$61.06
|
$59.62
CHF52.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.88
CA$1,675.73
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,930.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.38
CA$1,341.53
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,711.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.67
CA$83.61
|
$174.59
CHF153.79
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.63
CA$911.69
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,313.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,648.39
CA$7,914.80
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,169.77
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.06
|
$9.12
CHF8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
CA$5.05
|
$5.45
CHF4.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.61
|
$10.26
CHF9.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.11
CA$50.60
|
$76.48
CHF67.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$22.81
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 67.7% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.65
CA$89.19
|
$122.16
CHF107.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
CA$62.57
|
$62.27
CHF54.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.18
CA$124.96
|
$141.42
CHF124.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.63
CA$150.81
|
$194.56
CHF171.38
|
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