Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 13.5% cheaper than Moroni.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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