Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 23.7% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Colombo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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