Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 18.4% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
|
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