Prices and costs

Supermarkets

Here we’ve got enough food for 4 breakfasts (pastry + tea + milk), lunches (sandwich + piece of fruit + soda), afternoon snack (tea + milk + chocolate), and some beers* (a steal at 0.5€ a piece!).

	Euro	USD	GBP
Baguette	0.90	1.19	0.76
Ham – 4 slices	2.73	3.60	2.32
Cheese – 4 slices	1.98	2.61	1.68
Bananas– 2	0.88	1.16	0.75
Apples – 2	1.15	1.52	0.98
Beer -  6pk of 25cL	3.00	3.96	2.54
Chocolate Bar	2.55	3.37	2.16
Bottle Water – 1L	1.00	1.32	0.85
Coca Cola – 2L	3.00	3.96	2.54
Tea – 25 sachets	2.09	2.76	1.77
Milk – 1L	0.90	1.19	0.76
Pastry – 4	4.40	5.81	3.73
GRAND TOTAL	24.58	32.45	20.84

If you don’t have access to a kitchen, you can get things like ready-made sandwiches, pastas, and salads.  Here are some example prices.  You can see that it’s not as cheap as making your own sandwich, but it’s cheaper than eating in a restaurant

Ham & Cheese Sandwich	2.25	2.97	1.91
Pasta Box	4.35	5.74	3.69
Salad w/tuna	3.75	4.95	3.18

Street Vendors/Boulangeries

The next step up from eating at a grocery store…

Falafel wrap	4.00	5.28	3.39
Ratatouille crêpe	5.00	6.60	4.24
Nutella crêpe	3.50	4.62	2.97
Can of coca cola	1.60	2.11	1.36
Cheese Quiche	3.30	4.36	2.80

Café/Bar

The next step up, when you want to actually sit down at a table and eat.  Here are some example prices:

Carafe of wine, 4 glasses	8.00	10.56	6.78
Beer, pint	3.5	4.62	2.97
Croque Monsieur	5.50	7.26	4.66
Ham & Cheese Crêpe	6.00	7.92	5.09
Side FF	4.50	5.94	3.82
Coffee*	2.50	3.30	2.12
Bottle Coca Cola	3.50	4.62	2.97

*If you stand at the bar to have your coffee, rather than sitting, an espresso will usually just run you €1 in most neighborhood places.

Restaurants

And finally, it’s your last day.  You are sick of ham and cheese sandwiches, and you want to eat at an inexpensive restaurant.  Here are some prices:

Cocktail	9.00	11.88	7.632
Beer, pint	5.00	6.60	4.24
Steak & Fries	9.50	12.54	8.056
Side Salade	6.00	7.92	5.088
Coffee	3.50	4.62	2.968

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