Cost of living comparison
Quito is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Quito instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR973.08
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,946.15
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR200.66
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR109.47
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR179.67
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,048.73
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,845.84
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR652.51
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR690.50
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR986.29
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR147.70
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR803.57
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR164.94
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.93
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.25
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,389.47
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,848.85
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR9,920,525.07
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR895.23
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR4,985.96
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR88,779.01
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR46,707.72
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,580.99
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,342.31
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR146,419.54
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR583.85
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR728.42
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,384.04
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,257.21
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,080.12
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 94.8% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,327.60
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,814.14
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR18,825.31
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,703.85
|
$86.36
|
|
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