Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 69.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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