Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 18.2% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
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