Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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