Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 7.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 92.7% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 38.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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