Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 40.8% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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