Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 48.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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