Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 63.5% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Malta, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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