Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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