Cost of living comparison
France is 8.4 times more expensive than Galle.
If you lived in France instead of Galle, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.52
LKR749.45
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
LKR281.04
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
LKR78.07
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
LKR159.26
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
LKR1,756.53
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
LKR1,502.71
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
LKR481.59
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LKR254.96
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
LKR63.74
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
LKR212.47
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
LKR106.23
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
LKR117.56
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.86
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 21.9 times more for transportation
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
LKR1,297.03
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$0.94
LKR281.04
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.14
LKR637.03
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$70.86
LKR21,078.32
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.24
LKR14,052.22
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.90
LKR8,596.65
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.22
LKR32,788.50
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$787.31
LKR234,203.60
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
LKR421.57
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
LKR437.18
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
LKR2,060.99
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$5.51
LKR1,639.43
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
Galle
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.45
LKR2,810.44
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.09
LKR2,107.83
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.41
LKR7,260.31
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$16.53
LKR4,918.28
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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