Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 12.2% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
|
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