Cost of living comparison
Rome is 4.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR985.73
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,168.60
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR214.40
|
$2.23
€2.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.36
|
$1.12
€1.06
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.24
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,012.01
|
$7.00
€6.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,897.04
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR643.26
|
$3.76
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR690.65
|
$4.89
€4.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR950.43
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.01
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR767.39
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR153.61
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.48
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.29
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,402.75
|
$7.15
€6.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,971.46
|
$37.51
€35.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,241,717.99
|
$26,794.08
€25,330.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR906.87
|
$17.15
€16.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,757.31
|
$29.46
€27.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,333.38
|
$1,180.31
€1,115.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,243.51
|
$763.10
€721.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,719.94
|
$167.26
€158.13
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,296.55
|
$508.83
€481.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,284.58
|
$10,490.67
€9,917.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR591.44
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR751.53
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,710.75
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,028.22
|
$58.31
€55.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR985.73
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
pay 85.8% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,613.29
|
$65.43
€61.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,472.95
|
$30.74
€29.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR19,950.29
|
$77.17
€72.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,880.92
|
$102.32
€96.73
|
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