Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 17.7% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
|
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