Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 40.4% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON50.87
|
$1.65
Rs499.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.47
|
$5.04
Rs1,521.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.63
|
$0.51
Rs154.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.41
|
$0.25
Rs74.25
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.34
|
$0.74
Rs224.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.20
|
$4.34
Rs1,310.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON31.90
|
$5.48
Rs1,655.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.87
|
$2.19
Rs663.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.36
|
$2.25
Rs678.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.42
|
$2.49
Rs751.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.41
|
$0.42
Rs126.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.27
|
$2.10
Rs633.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.45
|
$0.70
Rs212.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.92
|
$0.55
Rs167.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.38
Rs114.34
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.64
|
$5.24
Rs1,583.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.40
|
$4.72
Rs1,426.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON111,919.62
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,036,830.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.43
|
$2.83
Rs856.12
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.54
|
$11.95
Rs3,610.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,342.87
|
$341.69
Rs103,210.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,643.00
|
$142.52
Rs43,049.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON499.33
|
$25.52
Rs7,709.39
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,339.54
|
$26.09
Rs7,881.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,231.54
|
$520.92
Rs157,347.17
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.35
|
$1.57
Rs475.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.34
|
$1.85
Rs557.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.44
|
$6.30
Rs1,902.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON216.31
|
$12.09
Rs3,651.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.61
|
$3.15
Rs951.25
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON332.37
|
$24.08
Rs7,274.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON193.32
|
$16.10
Rs4,864.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON356.25
|
$54.57
Rs16,482.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON450.00
|
$29.14
Rs8,801.99
|
|
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