Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of Colombo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Colombo
|
Longyearbyen
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
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