Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 1.4% cheaper than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
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