Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 36.1% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$3.32
LKR1,001.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,319
|
$6.65
LKR2,002.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,220
|
$0.69
LKR206.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA976
|
$0.37
LKR112.64
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,708
|
$0.61
LKR184.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,830
|
$7.00
LKR2,108.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,159
|
$6.30
LKR1,899.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,147
|
$2.23
LKR671.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,435
|
$2.36
LKR710.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA443
|
$3.37
LKR1,014.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA443
|
$0.50
LKR151.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$2.74
LKR826.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,328
|
$0.56
LKR169.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,107
|
$0.48
LKR146.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,549
|
$0.53
LKR158.71
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,541
|
$4.74
LKR1,429.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,902.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,878.30
LKR10,207,638.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.06
LKR921.14
|
|
pay 89.1% less for housing
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.03
LKR5,130.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,180,701
|
$303.18
LKR91,348.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,425,075
|
$159.51
LKR48,059.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.13
LKR10,887.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.07
LKR7,554.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.02
LKR150,657.12
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,708
|
$1.99
LKR600.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,464
|
$2.49
LKR749.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,440
|
$8.14
LKR2,453.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$14.54
LKR4,380.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
LKR1,111.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.44
LKR8,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.86
LKR5,982.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.29
LKR19,370.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.55
LKR11,013.64
|
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