Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 43.6% cheaper than Fiji.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Fiji
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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