Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 52.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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