Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 5.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 22.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$62.37
R$318.37
|
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