Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 86.0% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 95.1% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 11.1 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Moroni

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

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Moroni vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$6.16 KMF2,710	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.96 KMF3,503	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.00 KMF438	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.64 KMF283	+145.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 95.1% more for groceries

	Colombo	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.57 KMF250	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$3.85 KMF1,695	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$16.30 KMF7,174	+170.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$5.02 KMF2,207	+206.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	??
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$2.29 KMF1,006	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.87 KMF822	+230.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$2.04 KMF898	+348.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$1.40 KMF617	+297.4%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Colombo	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$11.40 KMF5,017	+122.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$32.19 KMF14,165	+347.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$8.56 KMF3,768	+159.9%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Colombo	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$73.74 KMF32,446	+254.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$727.83 KMF320K	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$604.66 KMF266K	+123.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$85.63 KMF37,676	+108.1%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 11.1 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$398.63 KMF175K	+955.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+1063.6%
Average			+1008.0%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.04 KMF458	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$1.76 KMF774	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.51 KMF2,862	+43.5%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$60.47 KMF26,605	+233.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$60.47 KMF26,605	+263.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$109.73 KMF48,283	+38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$85.10 KMF37,444	+103.8%
Average			+142.0%

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