Cost of living comparison
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Colombo vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary
Colombo is 64.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
Colombo vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Colombo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$3.82
LKR1,265.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$7.56
LKR2,502.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.70
LKR232.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.26
LKR87.00
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants
pay 79.8% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.55
LKR181.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.89
LKR2,281.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.03
LKR1,996.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.64
LKR541.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.21
LKR731.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.06
LKR1,014.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LKR122.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
LKR672.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
LKR187.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LKR150.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
LKR116.82
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of groceries
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
|
$5.14
LKR1,701.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.19
LKR2,381.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$37,024.95
LKR12M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.29
LKR1,091.13
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of transportation
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
|
$20.78
LKR6,883.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.00
|
$589.61
LKR195K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$270.44
LKR89,571.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.50
|
$41.14
LKR13,624.66
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$37.78
LKR12,512.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,208.98
LKR400K
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of childcare
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.21
LKR730.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.33
|
$2.51
LKR832.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$10.28
LKR3,403.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$200.00
|
$13.99
LKR4,634.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.53
LKR1,501.55
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.13
LKR6,006.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.62
LKR5,505.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$79.09
LKR26,193.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.76
LKR13,832.48
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing
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