Geneva, Switzerland, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in safety, healthcare and environmental quality.
Geneva is one of the top ten city matches for 2.8% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $3500.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $2800.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.12 |
| Small apartment | $2100.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $19.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $5.10 |
| A beer | $2.60 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $4.10 |
| Bread | $1.40 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.10 |
| Lunch | $28.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $120.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $83.00 |
| Movie ticket | $22.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $121.70 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 4 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.37 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.56 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 8 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.58 |
| Meetups groups | 183 |
| Meetups members | 43230 |
| Number of investors | 47 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 141 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 31 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.53 |
| Startup events | 55 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.58 |
| Startups [score] | 0.57 |
| Total number of startups | 161 |
Venture Capital| Venture capital [score] | 0.31 |
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Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 101 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.47 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.70 |
Commute| Traffic handling [score] | 0.93 |
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Business Freedom| Business freedom | 82.20 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.81 |
| Freedom from corruption | 86.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.96 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 72.10 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.66 |
| Time to open a business | 10.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.90 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.82 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 3 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 24 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.92 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.87 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.89 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 1.00 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.90 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 83.36 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 1.00 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of Geneva |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 137 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 531.14 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 509.04 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 515.30 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 7 |
| PISA ranking | 11 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.85 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 20 |
| PISA science (high school) | 14 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.86 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.12 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.14 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.13 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.21 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.09 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.09 |
| University quality [score] | 0.19 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.65 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.88 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.96 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.95 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.97 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | CHF |
| GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.39 |
| GDP per capita | $58087.21 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.92 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.82 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.47 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.29 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 63 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.08 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 58.25 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.68 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 1.00 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 45.12 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 76 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.49 |
| Cinemas | 63 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.34 |
| Comedy clubs | 37 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.68 |
| Concert venues | 85 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.39 |
| Historical sites | 51 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.55 |
| Museums | 62 |
| Museums [score] | 0.50 |
| Performing art venues | 83 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.45 |
| Sport venues | 65 |
| Sports [score] | 0.39 |
| Zoos | 10 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.59 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 81.79 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.83 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | Ambiguous |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Civil unions |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.89 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 1843.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 408.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.75 |
Costs of living in Genève are in the most expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Genève will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $120 |
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 Movie ticket | $22 |
 Broadband internet connection | $61 |
 Monthly public transport | $83 |
 Lunch | $28 |
Software Engineer salaries in Geneva are high. For this job type, Geneva ranks 47th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Geneva.
The overall crime rate puts Geneva in position 50 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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44Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf), Switzerland's second-most populous city and the largest French-speaking city in Switzerland, is one of the world's major centers of international diplomacy, having served as the site of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross since its foundation in 1863. Although the United Nations is now headquartered in New York, the organization still retains a large presence in Geneva at the Palais des Nations and many of its sister/child organizations, such as the World Health and International Labour Organizations. Geneva itself has only 200,000 inhabitants but 915,000 people live in the metropolitan region.
In 1536, a young man named John Calvin , fleeing the persecution of Protestants in France, spent a night in Geneva. As it turned out, he was to do a lot more there than sleeping. After being expelled from Geneva for nearly three years, Calvin returned triumphantly in 1541 to help elevate the city to the rank of a Protestant Rome. The intellectual influence of the Reformation extended to all realms of Genevan life: politics, economy, and administration.
Geneva was an independent republic from at least the 16th century until it became a Swiss Canton on 31 Dec 1813. This is a point of some pride to the Genevois, who still refer to their Canton as the République et Canton de Genève. A favorite festival is the yearly celebration of the Escalade, which commemorates a failed attempt in 1602 by the forces of the Dukes of Savoy to invade the city by climbing and otherwise breaching the city walls. Having turned aside this invasion attempt at the cost of only 16 lives, Geneva had secured its liberty, since the House of Savoy was never again strong enough on this side of the Alps to attempt such an invasion.
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