Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 32.7% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Praia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
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