Cost of living comparison
France is 6.3 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in France instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.32
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.93
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.68
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.93
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.36
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.92
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.81
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.75
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.87
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.04
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.00
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.71
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.96
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.62
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.33
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹897.96
|
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,197,281.31
|
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.78
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹473.92
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,981.88
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,383.81
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹915.57
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,570.68
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,818.75
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.66
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.04
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,064.25
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Varanasi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,995.47
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,231.30
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,492.07
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,494.34
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
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