Cost of living comparison
Rome is 5.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$19.79
€18.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$8.48
€7.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$7.67
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
$15.39
€14.28
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$773.95
€718.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$531.12
€492.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$56.27
€52.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$123.90
€114.95
|
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