Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 13.3% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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