Cost of living comparison
Lucerne is 15.2 times more expensive than Galle.
If you lived in Lucerne instead of Galle, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.52
Rs759.25
|
$24.85
CHF22.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
$17.67
CHF16.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Rs284.72
|
$3.94
CHF3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
Rs79.09
|
$3.31
CHF3.02
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
Rs161.34
|
$3.66
CHF3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
Rs1,779.49
|
$11.59
CHF10.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rs1,522.36
|
$6.67
CHF6.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
$6.76
CHF6.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
Rs487.89
|
$12.52
CHF11.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Rs258.29
|
$1.64
CHF1.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs64.57
|
$1.18
CHF1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
Rs215.24
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
Rs107.62
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
Rs119.10
|
$1.21
CHF1.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.38
|
$1.10
CHF1.00
|
|
pay 38.3 times more for transportation
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
Rs1,313.99
|
$7.96
CHF7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$0.94
Rs284.72
|
$88.34
CHF80.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,024.28
CHF29,158.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.14
Rs645.36
|
$42.18
CHF38.41
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for housing
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$70.86
Rs21,353.89
|
$1,518.39
CHF1,382.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.24
Rs14,235.93
|
$1,325.14
CHF1,206.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.90
Rs8,709.04
|
$196.65
CHF179.05
|
|
pay 23.5 times more for childcare
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.22
Rs33,217.17
|
$2,098.14
CHF1,910.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$787.31
Rs237,265.49
|
$22,085.71
CHF20,109.08
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
Rs427.08
|
$7.73
CHF7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
Rs442.90
|
$5.10
CHF4.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
Rs2,087.94
|
$9.06
CHF8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$5.51
Rs1,660.86
|
$86.77
CHF79.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
$20.43
CHF18.60
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for clothing
Galle
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.45
Rs2,847.19
|
$110.43
CHF100.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.09
Rs2,135.39
|
$57.97
CHF52.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.41
Rs7,355.23
|
$120.55
CHF109.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$16.53
Rs4,982.58
|
$136.93
CHF124.68
|
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