Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 25.5% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 95.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
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