Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 40.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Colombo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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