Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 50.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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