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Colombia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 85.0% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 76.2% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Colombia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Colombia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 LKR851.92	$4.20 COP17,454.81	+46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 LKR2,021.50	$6.62 COP27,502.96	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LKR210.33	$0.78 COP3,258.96	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR104.68	$0.60 COP2,473.55	+69.2%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 LKR167.63	$1.27 COP5,282.40	+125.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 LKR1,848.00	$2.16 COP8,990.98	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 LKR1,877.63	$3.88 COP16,121.19	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 LKR647.88	$2.02 COP8,394.61	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 LKR681.94	$2.19 COP9,092.30	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.04 LKR903.14	$1.07 COP4,450.99	-64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR131.92	$0.45 COP1,889.29	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.56 LKR762.22	$0.55 COP2,292.36	-78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR148.54	$0.46 COP1,900.17	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 LKR143.40	$0.50 COP2,078.95	+3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR131.68	$0.45 COP1,881.43	+2.3%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,438.36	$3.05 COP12,686.31	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.76 LKR3,200.70	$34.31 COP142,515.71	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,478.81 LKR9,661,312.64	$17,642.99 COP73,286,142.17	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.09 LKR918.34	$14.10 COP58,561.25	+356.7%
Average			+123.3%

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pay 85.0% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 LKR4,104.90	$22.88 COP95,025.66	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$163.33 LKR48,586.12	$272.41 COP1,131,559.07	+66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.34 LKR36,690.15	$235.87 COP979,768.39	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.68 LKR9,126.87	$66.40 COP275,826.51	+116.4%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.94 LKR8,013.79	$190.65 COP791,947.66	+607.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$475.05 LKR141,312.28	$4,364.51 COP18,129,488.80	+818.7%
Average			+713.2%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 LKR595.62	$1.15 COP4,793.06	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 LKR698.94	$1.40 COP5,833.02	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.91 LKR2,649.61	$2.09 COP8,692.53	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.75 LKR4,388.98	$22.45 COP93,272.85	+52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 LKR960.21	$3.65 COP15,177.55	+13.2%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 76.2% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.58 LKR8,797.56	$52.02 COP216,083.97	+75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.20 LKR5,712.17	$38.22 COP158,779.81	+99.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.72 LKR19,549.30	$81.60 COP338,973.33	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.57 LKR9,985.31	$69.09 COP286,972.40	+105.8%
Average			+76.2%

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