Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 40.9% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.71
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.87
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.93
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,280.46
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.08
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.57
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€766.22
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€550.31
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.25
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 94.5% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€488.21
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,450.37
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.49
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.45
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.98
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.13
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.05
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.96
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.90
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
|
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