Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 35.7% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
AMD3,493.46
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AMD414.82
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AMD196.40
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
AMD287.51
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
AMD1,571.63
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
AMD2,174.74
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
AMD894.54
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AMD1,254.65
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
AMD231.09
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD308.92
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
AMD382.27
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
AMD148.81
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
AMD134.19
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
AMD1,942.87
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.73
AMD1,447.29
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.77
AMD7,662.32
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,042.00
AMD403,916.40
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.85
AMD282,917.22
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.11
AMD112,844.21
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
AMD598.88
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
AMD1,198.26
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
AMD888.34
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.44
AMD29,244.25
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 65.7% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.88
AMD29,025.64
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.95
AMD20,913.01
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.25
AMD44,676.33
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.96
AMD40,685.71
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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