Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 12.0% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
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