Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 55.9% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Prague, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Prague
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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