Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 59.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
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