Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 51.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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