Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 27.5% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
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