Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 70.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Geneva instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.18
|
$27.62
CHF25.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
$16.57
CHF15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$4.75
CHF4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$4.12
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 94.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
$3.71
CHF3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.32
|
$12.06
CHF11.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.52
|
$6.88
CHF6.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
$7.06
CHF6.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.87
|
$12.86
CHF11.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.05
CHF0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.31
CHF1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$2.72
CHF2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$1.11
CHF1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$1.09
CHF1.00
|
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pay 27.1% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.67
|
$8.16
CHF7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.28
|
$77.35
CHF70.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,263.26
|
$36,243.17
CHF33,205.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.33
|
$34.92
CHF31.99
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.50
|
$54.85
CHF50.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£960.88
|
$2,286.57
CHF2,094.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£764.91
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,770.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.00
|
$177.85
CHF162.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,119.61
|
$3,430.53
CHF3,143.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,155.41
|
$30,411.36
CHF27,862.37
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.25
|
$7.73
CHF7.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.08
|
$5.28
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.83
|
$9.39
CHF8.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.39
|
$81.31
CHF74.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.10
|
$22.10
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Geneva
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.13
|
$109.76
CHF100.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.11
|
$66.72
CHF61.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.03
|
$131.68
CHF120.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.29
|
$200.48
CHF183.68
|
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