Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 62.4% cheaper than London.
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
£20.61
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.48
|
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.51
|
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.04
|
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.55
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.40
|
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.25
|
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£206.14
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,153.78
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.14
|
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.22
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,262.05
|
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,646.97
|
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.61
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
|
pay 98.3% less for childcare
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,862.34
|
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,259.53
|
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.60
|
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.83
|
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.77
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.40
|
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.88
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
|
London
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.36
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.34
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.67
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£108.03
|
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
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