Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 4.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
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