Cost of living comparison
France is 31.1% cheaper than Locarno.
If you lived in France instead of Locarno, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.29
CHF22.23
|
$16.13
€15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.36
CHF13.13
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
CHF4.17
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$5.11
CHF4.67
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$15.83
CHF14.48
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CHF6.41
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.85
CHF5.35
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.52
CHF12.37
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
CHF1.58
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.92
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CHF0.69
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$7.84
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$177.79
CHF162.66
|
$52.45
€49.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,950.71
CHF23,741.73
|
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.13
CHF30.31
|
$18.05
€16.87
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.58
CHF57.25
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,380.36
CHF1,262.86
|
$760.64
€711.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.64
CHF858.74
|
$610.71
€570.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.19
CHF80.68
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,656.43
CHF1,515.43
|
$674.24
€630.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
CHF6.06
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
CHF4.04
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.59
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.02
CHF63.14
|
$37.98
€35.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.77
CHF17.17
|
$11.22
€10.49
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Locarno
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.79
CHF107.76
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.13
CHF30.31
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.11
CHF104.40
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$198.77
CHF181.85
|
$122.71
€114.72
|
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