Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 52.9% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.87
|
$3.32
LKR1,005.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.93
|
$6.65
LKR2,011.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$0.69
LKR207.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$0.37
LKR113.15
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$0.61
LKR185.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$7.00
LKR2,117.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.00
|
$6.30
LKR1,907.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$2.23
LKR674.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$2.36
LKR713.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$3.37
LKR1,019.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.50
LKR152.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$2.74
LKR830.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$0.56
LKR170.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.48
LKR146.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.53
LKR159.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$4.74
LKR1,436.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$6.31
LKR1,910.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,400.89
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,253,780.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.62
|
$3.06
LKR925.30
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.03
|
$17.03
LKR5,153.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,293.33
|
$303.18
LKR91,761.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,245.51
|
$159.51
LKR48,276.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.01
|
$36.13
LKR10,936.43
|
|
pay 96.8% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP633.08
|
$25.07
LKR7,588.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,890.79
|
$500.02
LKR151,338.15
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$1.99
LKR603.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$2.49
LKR752.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
$8.14
LKR2,464.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.74
|
$14.54
LKR4,400.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$3.69
LKR1,116.40
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.47
|
$28.44
LKR8,607.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.82
|
$19.86
LKR6,009.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.47
|
$64.29
LKR19,457.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.18
|
$36.55
LKR11,063.42
|
|
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