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Colombo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 31.4% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Colombo
Housing: pay 20.7% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 79.7% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Colombo
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Colombo

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Colombo.

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Colombo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombo instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$0.70 LKR232.56	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.26 LKR87.00	-70.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$0.55 LKR181.98	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	+46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$1.64 LKR541.78	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$2.21 LKR731.08	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+208.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$0.37 LKR122.81	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$2.03 LKR672.87	+143.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$0.57 LKR187.42	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.46 LKR150.85	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$0.35 LKR116.82	-56.2%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	-85.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	-58.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 20.7% less for housing

	Windhoek	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$589.61 LKR195K	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	-61.9%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 79.7% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$1,208.98 LKR400K	-77.3%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$2.21 LKR730.76	+12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$2.51 LKR832.69	+9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+210.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	-62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	-16.2%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	-66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	-55.9%
Average			-50.1%

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