Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 33.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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