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
€12.02
|
$3.40
LKR1,017.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$7.48
LKR2,238.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
$0.74
LKR221.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.39
LKR117.02
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
$0.57
LKR170.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.91
|
$6.94
LKR2,077.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.40
|
$6.54
LKR1,958.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.62
|
$2.22
LKR664.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.91
|
$2.38
LKR712.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$3.28
LKR981.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.51
LKR152.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$2.65
LKR792.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
$0.53
LKR158.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.51
LKR152.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.55
LKR163.41
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.34
|
$4.84
LKR1,448.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$6.80
LKR2,035.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€28,279.21
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,572,858.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.67
|
$3.13
LKR936.19
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€35.09
|
$16.40
LKR4,911.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,331.78
|
$297.60
LKR89,124.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€941.63
|
$180.09
LKR53,932.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€93.38
|
$43.85
LKR13,131.20
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€506.96
|
$28.60
LKR8,564.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€13,414.27
|
$586.98
LKR175,790.30
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.04
LKR610.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.29
|
$2.59
LKR775.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
$9.34
LKR2,798.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€37.30
|
$13.89
LKR4,158.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$3.40
LKR1,017.60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€76.15
|
$29.69
LKR8,891.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€33.09
|
$22.31
LKR6,682.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€72.55
|
$68.77
LKR20,595.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€95.35
|
$37.51
LKR11,232.73
|
|
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