Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 55.2% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 62.3% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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