Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 61.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Colombo instead of France, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
France
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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