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
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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