Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 28.7% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Managua
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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