Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.0% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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