Cost of living comparison
Castries is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Castries instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
?? | |
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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