Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 61.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 72.4% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 52.2% less in Colombo
Housing: pay 72.3% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 96.2% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Colombo
Clothing: pay 59.1% less in Colombo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Colombo.

Colombo vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombo instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 72.4% less for restaurants

	Paris	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.65	$3.40 LKR1,019.14	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €10.92	$7.48 LKR2,242.11	-41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.47	$0.74 LKR221.66	-81.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.51	$0.39 LKR117.20	-86.8%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Paris	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.70	$0.57 LKR170.84	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €9.54	$6.94 LKR2,080.21	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.59	$6.54 LKR1,961.34	+21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.12	$2.22 LKR665.06	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.37	$2.38 LKR714.06	-62.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.34	$3.28 LKR982.64	+107.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.89	$0.51 LKR153.03	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.27	$2.65 LKR793.40	+76.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.51	$0.53 LKR158.82	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.94	$0.51 LKR152.48	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.55 LKR163.66	-54.9%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

	Paris	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.50	$4.84 LKR1,450.30	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €78.62	$6.80 LKR2,038.28	-92.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €27,752.51	$35,303.89 LKR10,588,871.29	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €21.09	$3.13 LKR937.61	-87.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 72.3% less for housing

	Paris	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €28.57	$16.40 LKR4,918.57	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,160.78	$297.60 LKR89,259.73	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €897.70	$180.09 LKR54,014.35	-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €159.92	$43.85 LKR13,151.09	-76.7%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 96.2% less for childcare

	Paris	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €642.06	$28.60 LKR8,577.77	-96.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €13,535.03	$586.98 LKR176,056.55	-96.3%
Average			-96.2%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.37	$2.04 LKR611.48	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.66	$2.59 LKR777.01	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.37	$9.34 LKR2,802.64	-30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €30.97	$13.89 LKR4,164.76	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €11.83	$3.40 LKR1,019.14	-75.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 59.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €88.13	$29.69 LKR8,905.25	-71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €39.54	$22.31 LKR6,692.36	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €94.70	$68.77 LKR20,626.52	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €126.48	$37.51 LKR11,249.74	-74.8%
Average			-59.1%

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