Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.8% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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