Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 63.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.9% less in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 20.0% less in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.0% less in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 73.7% less in Colombo
- Childcare
-
pay 95.2% less in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.2% less in Colombo
- Clothing
-
pay 62.6% less in Colombo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK141.80
|
$3.40
LKR1,011.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK94.53
|
$7.48
LKR2,225.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK24.86
|
$0.74
LKR219.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK19.59
|
$0.39
LKR116.31
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK24.88
|
$0.57
LKR169.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK42.56
|
$6.94
LKR2,064.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK48.83
|
$6.54
LKR1,946.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK31.26
|
$2.22
LKR660.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK33.54
|
$2.38
LKR708.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.27
|
$3.28
LKR975.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.31
|
$0.51
LKR151.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK9.94
|
$2.65
LKR787.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.91
|
$0.53
LKR157.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.04
|
$0.51
LKR151.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.95
|
$0.55
LKR162.42
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK51.18
|
$4.84
LKR1,439.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK659.74
|
$6.80
LKR2,022.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK330,869.49
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,508,660.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK160.71
|
$3.13
LKR930.51
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK242.31
|
$16.40
LKR4,881.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,126.83
|
$297.60
LKR88,583.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,320.30
|
$180.09
LKR53,605.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK999.64
|
$43.85
LKR13,051.47
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK3,816.49
|
$28.60
LKR8,512.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK82,874.93
|
$586.98
LKR174,722.92
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK56.72
|
$2.04
LKR606.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK40.72
|
$2.59
LKR771.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK59.56
|
$9.34
LKR2,781.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK285.50
|
$13.89
LKR4,133.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK122.89
|
$3.40
LKR1,011.42
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK760.62
|
$29.69
LKR8,837.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK320.88
|
$22.31
LKR6,641.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK798.33
|
$68.77
LKR20,470.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,150.30
|
$37.51
LKR11,164.53
|
|
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