Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 57.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Colombo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 97.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
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