Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 56.6% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 65.0% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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