Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 57.0% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
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