Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 33.5% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
|
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