Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 54.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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