Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Colombo instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Colombo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
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