Cost of living comparison
Bern is 15.9 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bern instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay 82.0 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
|
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