Cost of living comparison
Washington is 14.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Washington instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR984.32
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,165.51
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR214.09
|
$2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.20
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.01
|
$4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,009.14
|
$7.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,894.34
|
$4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR642.34
|
$3.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR689.67
|
$6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR949.07
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.80
|
$0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR766.29
|
$2.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR153.39
|
$2.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.27
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.07
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,227,129.40
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR905.58
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,750.54
|
$66.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,210.40
|
$2,582.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,169.09
|
$2,028.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,701.82
|
$146.65
|
|
pay 72.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,284.73
|
$2,273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,042.02
|
$38,250.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR590.59
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR750.46
|
$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,706.89
|
$11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,022.48
|
$106.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR984.32
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,601.03
|
$74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,463.73
|
$50.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR19,921.87
|
$105.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,865.43
|
$178.48
|
|
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