Cost of living comparison
France is 5.3 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in France instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$16.13
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹35.97
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
₹12.14
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.28
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
₹229.69
|
$8.33
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
₹194.06
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
₹67.64
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₹120.39
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.82
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.20
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₹51.32
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.26
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.91
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.27
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹397.67
|
$7.84
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
₹918.76
|
$52.45
€48.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,669.04
₹974,909.16
|
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$18.05
€16.74
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.06
₹756.70
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$151.60
₹12,665.61
|
$760.64
€705.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.63
₹7,404.62
|
$610.71
€566.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.33
₹2,032.79
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.34
₹4,289.17
|
$674.24
€625.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.49
₹105,225.80
|
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₹163.34
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
₹113.86
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.24
₹1,858.34
|
$37.98
€35.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$11.22
€10.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Coimbatore
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.57
₹2,135.93
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.14
₹1,599.24
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.07
₹3,180.33
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.79
₹2,238.01
|
$122.71
€113.85
|
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