Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

France

La Rochelle vs. Zilina Cost of Living Summary

La Rochelle is 40.4% more expensive than Zilina.

Restaurants: pay 82.7% more in La Rochelle
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in La Rochelle
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in La Rochelle
Housing: pay 42.1% more in La Rochelle
Childcare: pay 65.9% more in La Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in La Rochelle
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in La Rochelle

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in La Rochelle are more expensive than in Zilina. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in La Rochelle.

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La Rochelle vs. Zilina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Rochelle instead of Zilina, you would:

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pay 82.7% more for restaurants

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$22.39 €19.93	+122.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.84 €6.98	$14.00 €12.46	+78.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 €1.53	$2.80 €2.49	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$1.32 €1.17	-7.8%
Average			+82.7%

Zilina vs. La Rochelle - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 €1.23	$1.84 €1.63	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.29 €5.60	$5.37 €4.78	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.04 €3.59	$5.34 €4.75	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.35	$3.96 €3.53	+5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 €2.88	$5.33 €4.75	+64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.40 €1.24	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.81 €0.72	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.27 €1.13	+19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 €1.81	$1.52 €1.36	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.86 €0.77	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.62	$0.88 €0.78	+25.8%
Average			+18.6%

Zilina vs. La Rochelle - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.74 €6.00	$7.98 €7.10	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.93	$39.19 €34.88	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	+39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.64 €9.47	??
Average			+39.2%

Zilina vs. La Rochelle - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.21 €17.99	$33.22 €29.57	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.26 €518.23	$1,138.40 €1,013.22	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$488.95 €435.18	$690.50 €614.57	+41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.96 €157.50	$104.18 €92.72	-41.1%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 65.9% more for childcare

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.02 €362.27	$683.04 €607.93	+67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,718.41 €5,979.63	$11,018.20 €9,806.59	+64.0%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$7.28 €6.48	+225.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.48 €2.21	$3.78 €3.36	+52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$14.28 €12.71	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 €32.39	$35.46 €31.56	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.52 €8.47	$8.96 €7.97	-5.9%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Zilina	La Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.38 €57.30	$78.38 €69.76	+21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.99 €24.92	$27.99 €24.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.97 €72.96	$109.73 €97.67	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.17 €82.93	$148.36 €132.05	+59.2%
Average			+26.9%

Zilina vs. La Rochelle - Cost of clothing

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