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Colombo vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 0.4% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Colombo
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Colombo
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Colombo
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in Colombo
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Colombo

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Colombo are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Colombo. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Colombo.

Colombo vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombo instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$4.13 LKR1,269.15	+89.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$8.26 LKR2,538.29	+78.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$0.76 LKR233.26	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$0.36 LKR111.43	-16.0%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Abuja	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$0.52 LKR160.10	-54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$6.78 LKR2,083.94	+129.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$6.70 LKR2,060.40	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$1.95 LKR600.76	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$2.05 LKR629.94	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$3.42 LKR1,051.88	+168.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$0.50 LKR152.38	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$2.69 LKR826.88	+382.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$0.55 LKR168.43	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$0.51 LKR157.17	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$0.58 LKR177.69	-41.5%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Abuja	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.61 LKR2,030.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$26,432.11 LKR8,122,543.83	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$3.04 LKR934.09	-67.3%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Abuja	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$14.01 LKR4,306.40	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$360.90 LKR110,903.96	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$177.21 LKR54,457.87	-84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$38.78 LKR11,916.86	+9.2%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Abuja	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$505.51 LKR155,343.65	-74.3%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$2.31 LKR710.72	+120.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$2.67 LKR820.10	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$10.24 LKR3,147.49	+412.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$13.33 LKR4,097.53	-70.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$3.30 LKR1,015.32	-60.4%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Abuja	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$26.56 LKR8,162.73	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$17.76 LKR5,457.33	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$67.21 LKR20,653.71	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$38.07 LKR11,700.33	-55.5%
Average			-26.8%

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