Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 56.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
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