Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 40.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Riga
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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