Cost of living comparison
Australia is 8.9 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Australia instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 37.3 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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