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Colombo vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 22.2% cheaper than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Colombo
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Colombo
Housing: pay 12.0% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 93.1% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Colombo
Clothing: pay 55.5% less in Colombo

The cost of groceries and transportation in Colombo are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombo.

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Colombo vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombo instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 39.4% less for restaurants

	Minsk	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.78 BYN29.50	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.85 BYN20.65	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 BYN2.89	$0.70 LKR232.56	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.79	$0.26 LKR87.00	-55.6%
Average			-39.4%

Minsk vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Minsk	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BYN2.05	$0.55 LKR181.98	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 BYN11.43	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 BYN10.42	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 BYN4.94	$1.64 LKR541.78	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 BYN7.25	$2.21 LKR731.08	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BYN2.10	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+340.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.31	$0.37 LKR122.81	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BYN2.93	$2.03 LKR672.87	+108.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 BYN3.66	$0.57 LKR187.42	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 BYN0.88	$0.46 LKR150.85	+55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BYN1.01	$0.35 LKR116.82	+5.6%
Average			+20.9%

Minsk vs. Colombo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Minsk	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 BYN10.04	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	+54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.59 BYN56.05	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	-61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+74.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.54 BYN16.72	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	-40.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 12.0% less for housing

	Minsk	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BYN40.39	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	$589.61 LKR195K	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.63 BYN140.62	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	-11.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 93.1% less for childcare

	Minsk	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	-90.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	$1,208.98 LKR400K	-95.0%
Average			-93.1%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 BYN4.92	$2.21 LKR730.76	+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BYN7.00	$2.51 LKR832.69	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 BYN7.87	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+294.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.06 BYN111.77	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 BYN17.70	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	-22.8%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 55.5% less for clothing

	Minsk	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.77 BYN153.12	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17 BYN133.20	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 BYN319.97	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.95 BYN322.54	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	-60.9%
Average			-55.5%

Minsk vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing

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