Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 67.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Austria, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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