Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 48.0% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 61.4% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in Praia
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 75.7% more in Praia

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

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Praia vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$5.03 CVE493.26	+31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.10 CVE696.20	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.56 CVE152.99	+122.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.17 CVE114.79	+345.6%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 61.4% more for groceries

	Colombo	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$2.08 CVE203.99	+278.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$5.13 CVE503.55	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.32 CVE227.26	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.07 CVE203.01	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$2.30 CVE225.26	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.38 CVE135.34	+272.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.86 CVE181.96	-8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.93 CVE189.47	+241.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.69 CVE67.67	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.64 CVE63.16	+82.6%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Colombo	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.96 CVE584.36	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	+305.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+252.4%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Colombo	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+147.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+236.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	+235.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$3,082.45 CVE302K	+155.0%
Average			+192.5%

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.53 CVE248.64	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.60 CVE255.49	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$5.27 CVE517.18	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	+126.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$5.58 CVE547.01	+23.0%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 75.7% more for clothing

	Colombo	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+242.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+118.5%
Average			+75.7%

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