Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 5.9 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$7.47
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$49.48
€46.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$18.56
€17.34
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$918.12
€857.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$715.20
€668.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
|
pay 17.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$275.36
€257.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$4.00
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$31.68
€29.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$116.35
€108.69
|
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