Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 8.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
|
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