Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 17.1% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 94.9% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Manila
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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