Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 43.3% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 23.7% more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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