Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 23.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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