Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 53.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$0.37
LKR113.43
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$0.61
LKR186.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$6.30
LKR1,912.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$2.23
LKR676.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$2.36
LKR715.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$3.37
LKR1,021.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.50
LKR153.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$2.74
LKR832.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$6.31
LKR1,915.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$3.06
LKR927.58
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$17.03
LKR5,166.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$303.18
LKR91,986.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$159.51
LKR48,395.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$36.13
LKR10,963.29
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$1.99
LKR604.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$8.14
LKR2,470.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$14.54
LKR4,411.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$3.69
LKR1,119.14
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$28.44
LKR8,628.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$19.86
LKR6,024.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$64.29
LKR19,505.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$36.55
LKR11,090.59
|
|
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