Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 67.4% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
|
pay 97.4% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
|
pay 73.9% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
|
|
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