Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 13.1% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Accra, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 69.9% more for transportation
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Accra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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