Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 19.4% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
$3.40
LKR984.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
$7.48
LKR2,165.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.75
|
$0.74
LKR214.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.38
|
$0.39
LKR113.20
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.21
|
$0.57
LKR165.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.72
|
$6.94
LKR2,009.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.12
|
$6.54
LKR1,894.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.49
|
$2.22
LKR642.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.61
|
$2.38
LKR689.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.52
|
$3.28
LKR949.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.08
|
$0.51
LKR147.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.57
|
$2.65
LKR766.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.79
|
$0.53
LKR153.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.51
LKR147.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.55
LKR158.07
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.89
|
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.54
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR166,780.24
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,227,129.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.49
|
$3.13
LKR905.58
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.43
|
$16.40
LKR4,750.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,386.52
|
$297.60
LKR86,210.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,654.02
|
$180.09
LKR52,169.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR222.61
|
$43.85
LKR12,701.82
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,116.08
|
$28.60
LKR8,284.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,696.45
|
$586.98
LKR170,042.02
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
$2.04
LKR590.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.99
|
$2.59
LKR750.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
$9.34
LKR2,706.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR199.13
|
$13.89
LKR4,022.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.23
|
$3.40
LKR984.32
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR256.93
|
$29.69
LKR8,601.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR155.75
|
$22.31
LKR6,463.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR341.55
|
$68.77
LKR19,921.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR325.98
|
$37.51
LKR10,865.43
|
|
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