Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 8.2% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
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