Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.8% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Peru, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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