Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 4.4 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
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