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
LKR993.62
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 24.4 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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