Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 49.6% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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