Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 47.9% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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