Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 63.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.77
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.60
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.54
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.30
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.46
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€933.23
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.50
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.98
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.44
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
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