Cost of living comparison
Locarno is 69.4% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Locarno instead of France, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
France
|
Locarno
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$24.29
CHF22.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$14.36
CHF13.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$4.56
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$5.11
CHF4.63
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
France
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$15.83
CHF14.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$7.00
CHF6.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$5.85
CHF5.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$13.52
CHF12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.73
CHF1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.75
CHF0.68
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
France
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$7.86
CHF7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$177.79
CHF161.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$25,950.71
CHF23,524.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
France
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$62.58
CHF56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$1,380.36
CHF1,251.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$938.64
CHF850.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$88.19
CHF79.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
France
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$1,656.43
CHF1,501.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$6.63
CHF6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$4.42
CHF4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$69.02
CHF62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$18.77
CHF17.02
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
France
|
Locarno
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$117.79
CHF106.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$114.11
CHF103.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$198.77
CHF180.19
|
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