Cost of living comparison
Quito is 3.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Quito instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs504.86
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,538.63
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs156.17
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs75.06
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs226.76
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,325.08
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,673.53
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs670.24
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs686.38
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs760.12
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs127.65
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs640.86
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs215.26
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs168.85
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs115.59
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,600.82
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,442.46
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs9,135,588.86
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs865.48
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,650.05
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs104,338.08
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs43,519.93
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,793.64
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,967.88
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs159,066.72
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs480.82
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs563.57
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,923.28
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,691.30
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs961.64
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,353.72
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,917.48
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,662.92
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,898.18
|
$86.25
|
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