Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 62.4% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.8% less in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 8.9% less in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.6% less in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 81.2% less in Colombo
- Childcare
-
pay 98.3% less in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.4% less in Colombo
- Clothing
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pay 59.4% less in Colombo
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Colombo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of London, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.92
|
$3.40
LKR1,019.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.57
|
$7.48
LKR2,242.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.80
|
$0.74
LKR221.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$0.39
LKR117.20
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.52
|
$0.57
LKR170.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.13
|
$6.94
LKR2,080.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.62
|
$6.54
LKR1,961.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.26
|
$2.22
LKR665.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.12
|
$2.38
LKR714.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.14
|
$3.28
LKR982.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.55
|
$0.51
LKR153.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.05
|
$2.65
LKR793.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.31
|
$0.53
LKR158.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.50
|
$0.51
LKR152.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.51
|
$0.55
LKR163.66
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.41
|
$4.84
LKR1,450.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£189.16
|
$6.80
LKR2,038.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,588,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£25.82
|
$3.13
LKR937.61
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.49
|
$16.40
LKR4,918.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,075.69
|
$297.60
LKR89,259.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,511.28
|
$180.09
LKR54,014.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£193.26
|
$43.85
LKR13,151.09
|
|
pay 98.3% less for childcare
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,708.91
|
$28.60
LKR8,577.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,425.70
|
$586.98
LKR176,056.55
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.05
|
$2.04
LKR611.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.52
|
$2.59
LKR777.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.47
|
$9.34
LKR2,802.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.09
|
$13.89
LKR4,164.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.82
|
$3.40
LKR1,019.14
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
London
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£70.99
|
$29.69
LKR8,905.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.02
|
$22.31
LKR6,692.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£84.12
|
$68.77
LKR20,626.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£99.13
|
$37.51
LKR11,249.74
|
|
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