Cost of Living Comparison
Posted by Scarlett in Europe, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, TipsApr 16th, 2009 | no responsesWe find our cost of living slowly but surely creeping upwards as we travel from Portugal to Switzerland, so I thought it might be informative to create a table to compare some basic costs for anyone reading this blog and/or planning a trip to Europe. This table shows average prices of the places we’ve shopped/eaten at – obviously smaller supermarkets are more expensive that large ones and the “fanciness” of the restaurant has varied, but we’ve stuck to mostly average places. In some cities I didn’t buy or look at certain things, so I’ve labeled them “Didn’t see.” Also, because the notebook I had initially been using to keep track of expenditures was stolen in Madrid, the costs listed for Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid are to the best of my memory, but they are fairly accurate.
| Item | Lisbon | Madrid | Barcel | Montp | Nimes | Nice | Lyon | Gen | Bern |
| Can of Coke @ super mkt |
€0.49 |
€0.51 |
€0.51 |
€0.55 |
€0.49 |
€0.56 |
€0.55 |
CHF 1.50 |
CHF 2 (for a bottle) |
| Bread small loaf |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
€0.69 |
€0.79 |
€0.89 |
CHF 2.85 |
CHF 1.95 |
| Bag of Chips |
N/A |
€0.99 |
€0.99 |
€1.16 |
€0.99 |
€1.16 |
€1.16 |
CHF 5.85 |
CHF 3.90 |
| Banana (per kg) |
€0.99 |
€1.10 |
€1.10 |
€1.25 |
€1.19 |
€1.50 |
€1.25 |
CHF 4.30 |
CHF 3.00 |
| Apple (per kg) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
€3.50 |
€3.00 |
€3.80 |
€3.80 |
CHF 5.60 |
CHF 3.90 |
| 1.5 L bottle water @ super mkt |
€0.59 (for 5L no brand, no 1.5L avail) |
€0.75 for Volvic brand |
€0.95 Volvic brand |
€0.59 Evian brand |
€0.57 Evian brand |
€0.69 Evian brand |
€0.69 Evian brand |
CHF 2.50 Vittel brand |
CHF 1.25 Vittel brand |
| 1 L juice |
€0.69 |
€0.69 |
€0.99 |
€0.99 |
€0.79 |
€0.89 |
€1.09 |
CHF 4.95 |
CHF 2.90 |
| Sub/ Doner |
€5 w/ drink |
€5 w/ drink |
€5 no drink |
N/A |
N/A |
€5 no drink |
€5 no drink |
CHF 10 w/ drink |
N/A |
| Lunch spec |
€4.75- €6.75 |
€5.00- €8.00 |
€5.00- €8.75 |
€6.75- €10.95 |
€8.95- €10.95 |
€8.5- €15 |
€5.50- €10 |
CHF 12 – 19 |
CHF 10 – 18 |
| Main course for dinner | €7.50-€15 | N/A | €9-€15 | N/A | €10-€15 | €15-€20 | €13-€25 | CHF 20-49 | CHF 13-30 |
| Three-course combo meal |
N/A |
€10.95 – €15 |
€13 -€18 |
N/A |
N/A |
€15-€25 |
€20 -€50 |
N/A |
N/A |
| McD’s combo |
€5.90 |
€5.90 |
€5.90 |
€6.90 |
€6.90 |
€6.90 |
€6.90 |
CHF 11.90 |
CHF 11.90 |
| Café with cream or milk |
€1.00 |
€1.20 |
€1.20 |
N/A |
N/A |
€2-€4 |
€1.5-€4 |
CHF 4-6 |
CHF 4-6 |
| Water @ rest |
€1.00 |
€1.00 |
€2.00 |
€3.00 |
€3.00 |
€3.00 |
€3.00 |
CHF 4 |
CHF 4 |
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