Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 34.3% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.11
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.29
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.18
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.41
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.25
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.60
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.12
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.10
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.42
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.94
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.75
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.23
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.66
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.35
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.87
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱718.39
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,397.70
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.00
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,220.79
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,197.11
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,214.08
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,923.43
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,386.89
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,521.84
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.40
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.08
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.47
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,779.30
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.20
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,212.70
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,777.34
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,270.32
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,784.39
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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