Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 5.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 24.4 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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