Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 5.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR994.29
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,988.58
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR205.03
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.86
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.59
|
$4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,093.40
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,886.08
|
$8.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR666.73
|
$5.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR705.56
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,007.79
|
$1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.92
|
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR821.09
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.54
|
$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR145.02
|
$2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.61
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,419.76
|
$4.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,889.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,136,806.56
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR914.75
|
?? | |
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,094.67
|
$125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,714.52
|
$1,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,726.01
|
$1,366.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,811.67
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,502.38
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,611.70
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR596.58
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR744.30
|
$4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,436.02
|
$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,350.03
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,103.66
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,509.15
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,940.89
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,235.73
|
$130.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,937.21
|
$140.00
|
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