Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Funafuti instead of Colombo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Colombo
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
?? |
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