Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.4% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
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