Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 47.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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