Cost of living comparison
Locarno is 10.6 times more expensive than Tirunelveli.
If you lived in Locarno instead of Tirunelveli, you would:
pay 18.9 times more for restaurants
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$24.29
CHF22.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹331.78
|
$14.36
CHF13.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.58
|
$4.56
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
₹10.21
|
$5.11
CHF4.63
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for groceries
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₹30.97
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
₹189.29
|
$15.83
CHF14.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.12
₹177.29
|
$7.00
CHF6.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.74
₹61.97
|
$5.85
CHF5.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹98.14
|
$13.52
CHF12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
₹72.69
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.68
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
₹42.69
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.46
|
$1.73
CHF1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.55
|
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.15
|
$0.75
CHF0.68
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for transportation
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹382.58
|
$7.86
CHF7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.70
₹643.54
|
$177.79
CHF161.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,273.61
₹1,276,059.10
|
$25,950.71
CHF23,524.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for housing
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.26
₹606.54
|
$62.58
CHF56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.86
₹9,178.02
|
$1,380.36
CHF1,251.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$83.58
₹6,983.21
|
$938.64
CHF850.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.16
₹2,101.96
|
$88.19
CHF79.94
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for childcare
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.55
₹6,228.78
|
$1,656.43
CHF1,501.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,156.63
₹96,632.32
|
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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
₹132.71
|
$6.63
CHF6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$4.42
CHF4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.51
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.69
₹893.24
|
$69.02
CHF62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$18.77
CHF17.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Tirunelveli
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.33
₹2,450.03
|
$117.79
CHF106.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
₹1,701.41
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.69
₹3,232.68
|
$114.11
CHF103.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.20
₹3,358.52
|
$198.77
CHF180.19
|
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