Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 2.6 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
|
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