Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 59.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 77.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 97.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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