Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.6 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 24.3 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
|
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