Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.3 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 94.1% more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 18.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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