Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 16.2% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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