Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 58.3% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.09
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.37
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.31
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.60
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 97.2% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€937.14
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.12
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.47
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€135.95
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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