Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 39.0% cheaper than Manama.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Manama, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD13.980
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD8,985.100
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD9.980
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.830
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.290
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.040
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.110
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD149.750
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,232.140
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.810
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.610
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.490
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Manama
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.600
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.530
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.720
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.240
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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