Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 25.4% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
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