Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 41.8% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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