Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 60.5% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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