Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 52.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 97.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
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