Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 43.0% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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