Cost of living comparison
Castries is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Castries instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
?? | |
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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