Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 54.3% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
|
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