Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 35.9% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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