Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 35.6% more expensive than Goa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.4% more in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 31.7% more in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 40.6% more in Colombo
- Childcare
-
pay 68.9% less in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.2% more in Colombo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in Colombo
The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Colombo are more expensive than in Goa. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Colombo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Goa, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.74
₹406.74
|
$3.40
LKR1,019.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹406.74
|
$7.48
LKR2,242.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.05
|
$0.74
LKR221.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.79
|
$0.39
LKR117.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹45.57
|
$0.57
LKR170.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
₹300.31
|
$6.94
LKR2,080.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
₹256.79
|
$6.54
LKR1,961.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.90
₹77.57
|
$2.22
LKR665.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
₹125.16
|
$2.38
LKR714.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
₹67.72
|
$3.28
LKR982.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.88
|
$0.51
LKR153.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
₹57.24
|
$2.65
LKR793.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹22.30
|
$0.53
LKR158.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.69
|
$0.51
LKR152.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.50
|
$0.55
LKR163.66
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
₹389.26
|
$4.84
LKR1,450.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
₹1,525.26
|
$6.80
LKR2,038.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,554.79
₹991,421.09
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,588,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.08
₹350.07
|
$3.13
LKR937.61
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.90
₹935.49
|
$16.40
LKR4,918.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.41
₹23,887.97
|
$297.60
LKR89,259.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$238.57
₹20,469.81
|
$180.09
LKR54,014.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.09
₹1,637.79
|
$43.85
LKR13,151.09
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.41
₹10,846.32
|
$28.60
LKR8,577.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,481.38
₹127,105.27
|
$586.98
LKR176,056.55
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
₹122.02
|
$2.04
LKR611.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
₹142.36
|
$2.59
LKR777.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
₹305.05
|
$9.34
LKR2,802.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.15
₹1,728.63
|
$13.89
LKR4,164.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.41
₹292.34
|
$3.40
LKR1,019.14
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Goa
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.89
₹2,908.17
|
$29.69
LKR8,905.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.63
₹2,542.11
|
$22.31
LKR6,692.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.34
₹4,491.05
|
$68.77
LKR20,626.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$24.29
₹2,084.53
|
$37.51
LKR11,249.74
|
|
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