Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 22.8% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP720,404
|
$3.32
LKR972.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP630,354
|
$6.65
LKR1,945.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP136,304
|
$0.69
LKR200.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP88,049
|
$0.37
LKR109.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,477
|
$0.61
LKR179.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP462,589
|
$7.00
LKR2,047.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP578,182
|
$6.30
LKR1,845.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP195,018
|
$2.23
LKR652.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP298,552
|
$2.36
LKR690.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,632
|
$3.37
LKR985.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,343
|
$0.50
LKR147.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,673
|
$2.74
LKR803.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,684
|
$0.56
LKR164.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,545
|
$0.48
LKR141.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,251
|
$0.53
LKR154.19
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP318,153
|
$4.74
LKR1,388.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,872,859
|
$6.31
LKR1,848.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,251,262,762
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,916,651.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,215,682
|
$3.06
LKR894.88
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,558,807
|
$17.03
LKR4,984.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,507,738
|
$303.18
LKR88,744.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,249,419
|
$159.51
LKR46,689.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP17,063,247
|
$36.13
LKR10,576.86
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,266,416
|
$25.07
LKR7,339.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP373,709,619
|
$500.02
LKR146,362.37
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP270,152
|
$1.99
LKR583.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP223,537
|
$2.49
LKR728.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP206,216
|
$8.14
LKR2,383.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,478,073
|
$14.54
LKR4,255.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP630,354
|
$3.69
LKR1,079.69
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,536,102
|
$28.44
LKR8,324.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,888,456
|
$19.86
LKR5,811.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,712,591
|
$64.29
LKR18,817.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,613,096
|
$36.55
LKR10,699.67
|
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