Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 45.0% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.3% less in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 21.1% more in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 43.9% less in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 70.3% less in Colombo
- Childcare
-
pay 95.6% less in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.8% less in Colombo
- Clothing
-
pay 47.1% less in Colombo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.25
|
$3.40
LKR996.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
$7.48
LKR2,192.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.74
LKR216.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.32
|
$0.39
LKR114.60
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.44
|
$0.57
LKR167.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.41
|
$6.94
LKR2,033.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.75
|
$6.54
LKR1,917.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.89
|
$2.22
LKR650.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.21
|
$2.38
LKR698.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.01
|
$3.28
LKR960.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.51
LKR149.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$2.65
LKR775.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.03
|
$0.53
LKR155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.51
LKR149.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.91
|
$0.55
LKR160.02
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.99
|
$4.84
LKR1,418.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$6.80
LKR1,992.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€31,181.59
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,353,460.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.56
|
$3.13
LKR916.76
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.69
|
$16.40
LKR4,809.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,468.47
|
$297.60
LKR87,275.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,038.27
|
$180.09
LKR52,813.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€102.97
|
$43.85
LKR12,858.72
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€558.99
|
$28.60
LKR8,387.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,791.01
|
$586.98
LKR172,142.48
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.12
|
$2.04
LKR597.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.53
|
$2.59
LKR759.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.82
|
$9.34
LKR2,740.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€41.13
|
$13.89
LKR4,072.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.32
|
$3.40
LKR996.48
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.96
|
$29.69
LKR8,707.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.49
|
$22.31
LKR6,543.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.99
|
$68.77
LKR20,167.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€105.14
|
$37.51
LKR10,999.64
|
|
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