Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 15.5% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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