Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 57.8% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
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