Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.6 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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