Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 5.6 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR995.66
|
$10.16
PLN39.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,991.33
|
$8.38
PLN32.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR205.31
|
$1.81
PLN7.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR112.01
|
$1.70
PLN6.58
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.84
|
$1.10
PLN4.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,096.28
|
$4.61
PLN17.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,888.68
|
$3.88
PLN15.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR667.65
|
$3.08
PLN11.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR706.53
|
$2.68
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,009.18
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR151.13
|
$0.74
PLN2.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR822.22
|
$0.85
PLN3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.77
|
$1.38
PLN5.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR145.22
|
$0.39
PLN1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.83
|
$0.54
PLN2.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,421.72
|
$6.40
PLN24.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,891.76
|
$27.94
PLN108.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,150,780.48
|
$31,011.90
PLN120,223.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR916.01
|
$8.13
PLN31.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,101.69
|
$16.13
PLN62.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,839.57
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,791.81
|
$848.90
PLN3,290.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,826.57
|
$229.74
PLN890.65
|
|
pay 24.4 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,512.73
|
$527.99
PLN2,046.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,817.94
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,627.97
|
|
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR597.40
|
$4.06
PLN15.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR745.32
|
$3.66
PLN14.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,439.37
|
$4.83
PLN18.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,356.02
|
$42.12
PLN163.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,105.19
|
$7.62
PLN29.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,520.88
|
$93.42
PLN362.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,949.08
|
$42.56
PLN164.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,262.24
|
$90.76
PLN351.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,952.29
|
$105.66
PLN409.61
|
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