Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. Road Town
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Colombo
  6. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
LKR

Colombo is 58.1% cheaper than Road Town.

If you lived in Colombo instead of Road Town, you would:
local_dining

pay 12.4% less for restaurants

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.63
Rs250.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $4.89
Rs750.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.64
Rs99.04
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $0.26
Rs40.38
-12.4%
Average -12.4%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  Road Town Colombo help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.49
Rs75.56
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.23
Rs957.21
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.87
Rs747.50
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $1.36
Rs208.73
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.60
Rs246.09
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.17
Rs180.28
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.47
Rs71.58
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.21
Rs185.65
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.35
Rs54.28
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.42
Rs64.21
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.36
Rs55.31
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 34.5% less for transportation

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $2.96
Rs455.16
-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $5.43
Rs834.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $28,790.16
Rs4,422,169.26
+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $2.50
Rs383.81
-97.2%
Average -34.5%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 80.6% less for housing

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $18.92
Rs2,905.37
-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $459.63
Rs70,599.67
-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $191.13
Rs29,357.52
-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $46.43
Rs7,131.81
-78.6%
Average -80.6%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 94.0% less for childcare

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $56.47
Rs8,673.99
-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $977.56
Rs150,153.51
-94.6%
Average -94.0%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.63
Rs250.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $2.48
Rs380.58
-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $7.60
Rs1,168.12
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $17.55
Rs2,694.92
-87.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $4.35
Rs667.50
-56.5%
Average -64.8%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 62.4% less for clothing

  Road Town help_outline Colombo help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $28.77
Rs4,419.29
-66.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $21.05
Rs3,233.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $62.41
Rs9,586.58
-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $31.25
Rs4,800.15
-77.7%
Average -62.4%
Road Town vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing
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