Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 82.6% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
|
pay 90.8% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
|
pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
|
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