Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 39.3% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
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