Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 6.1% cheaper than Monrovia.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Monrovia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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