Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 5.9 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,001.24
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,002.48
|
$8.66
€7.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR206.46
|
$1.94
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR112.64
|
$1.67
€1.50
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR184.87
|
$1.90
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,108.03
|
$6.67
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,899.26
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR671.39
|
$3.64
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR710.49
|
$3.60
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,014.83
|
$0.75
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR151.98
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR826.83
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR169.71
|
$1.96
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR146.03
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR158.71
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,429.68
|
$6.52
€5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,902.36
|
$38.99
€35.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,207,638.47
|
$25,439.37
€22,924.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR921.14
|
$15.81
€14.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,130.27
|
$20.61
€18.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR91,348.40
|
$774.70
€698.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR48,059.50
|
$602.14
€542.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,887.22
|
$194.23
€175.03
|
|
pay 26.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,554.81
|
$609.18
€548.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR150,657.12
|
$14,273.77
€12,862.52
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR600.74
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR749.50
|
$2.85
€2.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,453.04
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,380.42
|
$41.90
€37.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,111.38
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,568.61
|
$69.61
€62.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,982.41
|
$34.95
€31.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,370.14
|
$83.87
€75.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR11,013.64
|
$104.95
€94.57
|
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