Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 16.4% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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