Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 64.6% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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