Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.9% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Burma, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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