Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 33.5% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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