Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 63.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 83.8% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 68.7% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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