Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$11.06
RON51.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$1.88
RON8.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$1.83
RON8.50
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$4.39
RON20.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$6.94
RON32.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$0.53
RON2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.74
RON3.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.71
RON3.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$0.97
RON4.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.42
RON1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$6.01
RON27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$17.69
RON82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$5.96
RON27.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$2.47
RON11.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$2.90
RON13.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$47.02
RON218.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$7.74
RON35.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$97.82
RON454.59
|
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