Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 53.1% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
|
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