Cost of living comparison
France is 2.7% more expensive than Kelowna.
If you lived in France instead of Kelowna, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
CA$13.89
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
CA$3.18
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.51
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
CA$3.94
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
CA$8.61
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
CA$10.73
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
CA$5.05
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
CA$8.51
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.84
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.18
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CA$0.50
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
CA$1.26
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
CA$6.63
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.37
CA$70.27
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
CA$23.25
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.27
CA$97.49
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,368.87
CA$1,872.41
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,137.28
CA$1,555.63
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.80
CA$129.68
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,274.44
CA$14,053.89
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.34
CA$10.04
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
CA$5.13
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.57
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.20
CA$53.62
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Kelowna
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.99
CA$76.58
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
CA$56.47
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.36
CA$112.66
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.60
CA$188.22
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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