Cost of Living Estimator in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Currency: Sticky Currency

Members of your household:

Eating lunch or dinner in restaurants: of the time

When eating in restaurants, you are choosing inexpensive restaurants: of the time

Drinking Coffee outside of your home:

Going out (cinema, nightlife, etc.):

Smoking (household overall): packs of cigarettes per day

Alcoholic beverages (consume):

At home, we are eating: food

Driving car:

Taking Taxi:

Paying for public transport tickets:

Sport Memberships:

Vacation and Travel:

Buying Clothing and Shoes :

Rent:

Number of your children going to kindergarten:

Number of your children going to the private school:

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Restaurants 86,150.38 Rs
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 1,000.00 Rs x 8.68 = 8,680.00 Rs
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 2,200.00 Rs x 3.72 = 8,184.00 Rs
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 7,500.00 Rs x 6.20 = 46,500.00 Rs
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 600.00 Rs x 1.55 = 930.00 Rs
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 900.00 Rs x 1.55 = 1,395.00 Rs
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 219.09 Rs x 4.65 = 1,018.77 Rs
Water (12 oz small bottle) 115.00 Rs x 4.65 = 534.75 Rs
Cappuccino (regular) 762.41 Rs x 24.80 = 18,907.86 Rs
Going out 21,701.18 Rs
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 1,000.00 Rs x 8.40 = 8,400.00 Rs
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 600.00 Rs x 1.05 = 630.00 Rs
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 900.00 Rs x 1.05 = 945.00 Rs
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 219.09 Rs x 3.15 = 690.14 Rs
Water (12 oz small bottle) 115.00 Rs x 3.15 = 362.25 Rs
Cappuccino (regular) 762.41 Rs x 14.00 = 10,673.79 Rs
Cigarettes 0.00 Rs
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 2,750.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Food at Home 323,974.52 Rs
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 1,923.28 Rs x 7.6433765 = 14,700.36 Rs
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 151.54 Rs x 31.8935027 = 4,833.22 Rs
Rice (white), (1 lb) 111.31 Rs x 25.5148021 = 2,840.10 Rs
Eggs (regular) (12) 653.29 Rs x 23.1466667 = 15,121.46 Rs
Local Cheese (1 lb) 1,851.69 Rs x 25.5148021 = 47,245.50 Rs
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 700.65 Rs x 38.2722032 = 26,815.41 Rs
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 1,092.71 Rs x 38.2722032 = 41,820.50 Rs
Apples (1 lb) 964.19 Rs x 76.5444064 = 73,803.06 Rs
Banana (1 lb) 150.16 Rs x 63.7870053 = 9,578.08 Rs
Oranges (1 lb) 778.50 Rs x 76.5444064 = 59,589.49 Rs
Tomato (1 lb) 155.83 Rs x 51.0296043 = 7,952.17 Rs
Potato (1 lb) 149.62 Rs x 51.0296043 = 7,634.96 Rs
Onion (1 lb) 160.58 Rs x 25.5148021 = 4,097.25 Rs
Lettuce (1 head) 343.16 Rs x 23.1466667 = 7,942.96 Rs
Drinks at Home 11,470.67 Rs
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 565.82 Rs x 5.1190476 = 2,896.45 Rs
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 778.89 Rs x 1.0238095 = 797.43 Rs
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 3,500.00 Rs x 0.7678571 = 2,687.50 Rs
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 169.64 Rs x 30.00 = 5,089.29 Rs
Car and Gasoline 0.00 Rs
Gasoline (1 gallon) 1,423.06 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 10,390,000.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Public Transport and Taxi 8,000.00 Rs
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 120.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 160.93 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 175.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 50.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 2,000.00 Rs x 4.00 = 8,000.00 Rs
Leisure and Sport Memberships 25,846.15 Rs
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 4,086.54 Rs x 4.00 = 16,346.15 Rs
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 2,375.00 Rs x 4.00 = 9,500.00 Rs
Vacation and Travel (Monthly Approximate Amount) 0.00 Rs
Utilities 27,700.78 Rs
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 16,874.59 Rs x 1.00 = 16,874.59 Rs
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 1,500.00 Rs x 4.00 = 6,000.00 Rs
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 4,826.19 Rs x 1.00 = 4,826.19 Rs
Clothing and Shoes 18,632.90 Rs
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 8,738.00 Rs x 0.40 = 3,495.20 Rs
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 6,566.67 Rs x 0.40 = 2,626.67 Rs
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 20,239.13 Rs x 0.40 = 8,095.65 Rs
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 11,038.46 Rs x 0.40 = 4,415.38 Rs
Rent 0.00 Rs
Childcare and School Fees 0.00 Rs
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 8,416.67 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 172,750.00 Rs x 0.00 = 0.00 Rs
Other Goods and Services 62,112.34 Rs
Household Supplies, approximation using (Groceries index + 20) / 100.0 x 20EUR x 4 family members 20,415.05 Rs
Electronics, approximation using 30.0EUR * (household members + 1) formula 33,749.47 Rs
Other, approximation using Cost of Living Plus Rent Index 7,947.82 Rs
The overall estimate of monthly spending* 585,588.94 Rs

* Our estimator doesn't include insurance, health-related expenses, parking fees, or domestic help. It doesn't take into calculations income tax.

Use this tool to calculate allowance or adjustment if relocating to Colombo, Sri Lanka. To get more information about prices displayed on this page, please visit Cost of Living in Colombo.
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