Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 30.4% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 94.9% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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