Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 31.6% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR979.98
|
$4.19
₹352.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,959.96
|
$4.19
₹352.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR202.08
|
$0.43
₹36.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR110.25
|
$0.19
₹16.20
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR180.94
|
$0.53
₹44.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,063.27
|
$2.40
₹201.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,858.94
|
$2.87
₹240.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR657.14
|
$1.12
₹94.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR695.40
|
$1.62
₹135.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR993.29
|
$0.91
₹76.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR148.75
|
$0.38
₹31.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR809.27
|
$0.47
₹39.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR166.11
|
$0.25
₹20.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR142.93
|
$0.16
₹13.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.34
|
$0.20
₹16.95
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,399.33
|
$4.49
₹377.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,861.96
|
$11.98
₹1,006.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR9,990,902.44
|
$14,378.06
₹1,208,144.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR901.58
|
$2.52
₹211.43
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,021.34
|
$8.22
₹690.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR89,408.82
|
$257.61
₹21,646.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,039.07
|
$147.09
₹12,359.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,656.05
|
$50.99
₹4,284.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,394.40
|
$92.34
₹7,758.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR147,458.26
|
$1,986.57
₹166,925.28
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR587.99
|
$1.80
₹151.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR733.59
|
$2.08
₹174.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,400.95
|
$4.19
₹352.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,287.42
|
$23.02
₹1,934.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,087.78
|
$4.79
₹402.71
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,386.67
|
$31.38
₹2,637.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,855.38
|
$36.88
₹3,098.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR18,958.86
|
$49.59
₹4,167.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,779.79
|
$36.96
₹3,106.02
|
|
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