Cost of living comparison
Paris is 8.1 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,017.14
|
$19.49
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,034.28
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR209.74
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR114.43
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR187.81
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,141.50
|
$11.66
€10.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,929.42
|
$5.86
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR682.05
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR721.77
|
$7.05
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,030.95
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR154.39
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR839.96
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR172.41
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR148.35
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR161.23
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,452.38
|
$7.76
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,932.56
|
$92.05
€85.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,369,719.08
|
$32,489.61
€30,306.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR935.77
|
$23.63
€22.04
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,211.73
|
$32.31
€30.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR92,798.86
|
$1,462.11
€1,363.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR48,822.61
|
$1,074.44
€1,002.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR11,060.09
|
$171.90
€160.35
|
|
pay 33.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,674.77
|
$829.69
€773.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR153,049.31
|
$16,485.47
€15,377.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR610.28
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR761.40
|
$4.52
€4.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,491.99
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,449.98
|
$41.22
€38.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,129.02
|
$14.08
€13.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,704.66
|
$102.11
€95.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR6,077.40
|
$44.38
€41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,677.70
|
$110.05
€102.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR11,188.51
|
$156.00
€145.52
|
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