Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 12.4% more expensive than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.4% less in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 9.5% less in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 11.8% less in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 60.3% less in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Colombo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Colombo. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Colombo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,762
|
$3.40
LKR1,021.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,605
|
$7.48
LKR2,247.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA433
|
$0.74
LKR222.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA325
|
$0.39
LKR117.48
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA619
|
$0.57
LKR171.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
LKR2,085.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,311
|
$6.54
LKR1,966.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,755
|
$2.22
LKR666.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,367
|
$2.38
LKR715.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.28
LKR985.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA281
|
$0.51
LKR153.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$2.65
LKR795.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$0.53
LKR159.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
LKR152.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA421
|
$0.55
LKR164.05
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,077
|
$4.84
LKR1,453.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
LKR2,043.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,303.89
LKR10,614,394.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.13
LKR939.87
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,158
|
$16.40
LKR4,930.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$297.60
LKR89,474.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$180.09
LKR54,144.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.85
LKR13,182.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.60
LKR8,598.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$586.98
LKR176,480.90
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,339
|
$2.04
LKR612.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,060
|
$2.59
LKR778.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA524
|
$9.34
LKR2,809.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA37,830
|
$13.89
LKR4,174.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,183
|
$3.40
LKR1,021.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.69
LKR8,926.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.31
LKR6,708.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.77
LKR20,676.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$37.51
LKR11,276.86
|
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