Cost of living comparison
Washington is 13.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Washington instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 63.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
$164.61
|
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