Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 17.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Laos, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
|
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