Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 60.6% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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