Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.3% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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