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
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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