Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 69.3% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 85.9% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.10
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.19
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.44
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.99
|
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.27
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.03
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.34
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,643.90
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.89
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF51.01
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,439.47
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,169.98
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.41
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.54
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,323.64
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.87
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.49
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.27
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 67.4% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.25
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.64
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF98.10
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.61
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
|
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