Cost of living comparison
Athens is 5.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
$11.43
€10.69
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
$553.55
€517.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
$521.82
€487.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
$488.12
€456.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
$4.67
€4.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
$45.80
€42.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
$111.33
€104.08
|
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