Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 33.2% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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