Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 8.3% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Colombo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
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