Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 53.4% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
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