Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 85.9% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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