Cost of Living in Geneva, 🇨🇭 Switzerland - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 8 9 15 $3,758 $2,563 $3,748 $2,000 $267

Utilities 23 15 — $339 $509 $285 —

Internet & Mobile 3 4 5 $91 $148 $214 $98 $0

Groceries 14 15 $115 $485 $1,042 $382 $15

Transportation 1 2 $236 $212 $630 $139 $73

Dining Out 15 14 $2,182 $630 $848 $255 $164

Leisure Activities 6 13 15 $461 $267 $5,804 $110 $55

Health Insurance 11 12 20 $63 $727 $1,682 $684 $3

Visa & Legal Fees 17 21 — $182 $242 — —

Total $6,906 $5,553 $14,719 $3,953 $577

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 9 10 15 $2,095.76 $1,818 – $3,107 per month

Coworking Space 6 7 $381.82 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 15 16 $3,757.58 $3,152 – $4,606 per month

Coliving Space 8 $1,635.15 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 15 14 $6.69 per cup

Beer 15 14 $10.10 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 15 14 $30.40 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 14 $18.70 per meal

Apples 15 14 $4.41 per kg

Bread 15 14 $3.31 per loaf

Milk 15 14 $2.38 per liter

Rice 15 14 $3.61 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 14 $28.60 per kg

Beef 15 14 $45.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 14 $13.50 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 14 $126.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $1.64 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 $7.64 per trip

Taxi per km 2 $3.88 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 $84.85 per month

Gasoline 19 $2.61 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 2 $27.03 per trip

Scooter Rental 15 16 $42.42 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $16.91 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $80.97 per month

Gym Membership 15 22 $84.30 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 16 $42.67 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $6.06 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 14 $26.10 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 15 $135.00 per pair

Summer Dress 15 $80.12 per dress

Running Shoes 15 $171.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 $49.10 per visit

Laundry 18 $9.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 20 $163.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 15 $8.20 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.825 CHF on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Vienna, Zurich, Munich, Paris, London, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 4031.99 3757.58
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 2267.99 2095.76
- Beef 37.8 45.7
- Beer 8.82 10.1
- Bread 3.15 3.31
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- Chicken Fillets 22.68 28.6
- Cinema Ticket 25.2 26.1
- Coffee 5.67 6.69
- Coliving Space 1764 1635.15
- Coworking Space 378 381.82
- Dining Out local 252, nomad 2267.99, expat 504, family 378, tourist 119.7 local 254.55, nomad 2181.82, expat 630.3, family 848.48, tourist 163.64
- Doctor Visit (GP) 100.8 163
- Fast Food Combo 17.64 18.7
- Gasoline 2.46 2.61
- Groceries local 630, nomad 126, expat 756, family 1386, tourist 12.6 local 382, nomad 115.15, expat 484.85, family 1042.42, tourist 14.55
- Gym Membership 81.9 84.3
- Haircut 56.7 49.1
- Health Insurance local 441, nomad 75.6, expat 567, family 1134, tourist 2.52 local 683.82, nomad 62.72, expat 727.27, family 1682.42, tourist 2.55
- Housing local 1764, nomad 3149.99, expat 2519.99, family 3527.99, tourist 189 local 2000, nomad 3757.58, expat 2563, family 3747.88, tourist 266.67
- Internet & Mobile local 75.6, nomad 378, expat 100.8, family 151.2, tourist 6.3 local 97.88, nomad 90.91, expat 147.64, family 214.3, tourist 0.42
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 69.3 80.97
- Jeans 151.2 135
- Laundry 10.08 9.7
- Leisure Activities local 63, nomad 378, expat 189, family 378, tourist 37.8 local 110.4, nomad 460.61, expat 266.67, family 5804.04, tourist 54.55
- Meal (Inexpensive) 27.72 30.4
- Milk 2.27 2.38
- Mobile Plan 44.1 16.91
- Monthly Transport Pass 97.02 84.85
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 18.9 8.2
- Rice 3.53 3.61
- Ride-hailing (5km) 25.2 27.03
- Running Shoes 189 171
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 37.8 6.06
- Scooter Rental 50.4 42.42
- Summer Dress 94.5 80.12
- Taxi Start 8.82 7.64
- Taxi per km 4.41 3.88
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 37.8 42.67
- Transportation local 88.2, family 756, tourist 25.2 local 139.39, nomad 236.36, expat 212.12, family 630.3, tourist 72.73
- Utilities local 252, nomad 0, family 378, tourist 0 local 285.45, nomad 0, expat 339.39, family 509.09, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 189, family 252 local 0, expat 181.82, family 242.42
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.89 1.64
- Wine (Mid-range) 18.9 13.5
Coffee moved to current market prices (livingcost.org).

Geneva cost of living