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
MYR20.31
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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