Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.7% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
|
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