Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 43.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.66
|
$3.32
LKR1,001.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.79
|
$6.65
LKR2,002.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.91
|
$0.69
LKR206.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.37
LKR112.66
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
$0.61
LKR184.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.21
|
$7.00
LKR2,108.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$6.30
LKR1,899.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.26
|
$2.23
LKR671.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.54
|
$2.36
LKR710.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$3.37
LKR1,015.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.50
LKR152.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$2.74
LKR826.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.56
LKR169.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.48
LKR146.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.53
LKR158.74
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.91
|
$4.74
LKR1,429.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.32
|
$6.31
LKR1,902.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,723.27
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,209,474.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.94
|
$3.06
LKR921.31
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.39
|
$17.03
LKR5,131.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€568.70
|
$303.18
LKR91,364.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€480.82
|
$159.51
LKR48,068.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€148.91
|
$36.13
LKR10,889.17
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€435.81
|
$25.07
LKR7,556.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,374.65
|
$500.02
LKR150,684.22
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.89
|
$1.99
LKR600.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.27
|
$2.49
LKR749.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
$8.14
LKR2,453.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.98
|
$14.54
LKR4,381.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.79
|
$3.69
LKR1,111.58
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.20
|
$28.44
LKR8,570.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.43
|
$19.86
LKR5,983.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€86.05
|
$64.29
LKR19,373.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€105.31
|
$36.55
LKR11,015.62
|
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