Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 61.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Australia, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 96.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
Australia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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