Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 6.9% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Dhaka
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
|
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