Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 64.7% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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