Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 59.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Austria, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.15
|
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.83
|
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.75
|
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.99
|
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.52
|
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.97
|
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€581.41
|
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.46
|
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.85
|
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.93
|
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.33
|
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
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