Cost of living comparison

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Colombo is 22.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.

If you lived in Colombo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB747.74
$3.40
LKR993.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB777.06
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB97.83
$0.74
LKR216.11

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB149.74
$0.57
LKR166.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB604.85
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB757.54
$6.54
LKR1,912.22

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB608.13
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,246.23
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73

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pay 66.7% less for housing

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB80,394.25
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB52,683.37
$180.09
LKR52,661.66

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB10,153.44
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
$586.98
LKR171,647.52

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pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB124.62
$2.04
LKR596.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB143.28
$2.59
LKR757.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB498.49
$9.34
LKR2,732.45

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

 
Addis Ababa
Colombo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
$68.77
LKR20,109.97

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