Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 60.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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