Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Colombo instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Longyearbyen
|
Colombo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
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