Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 40.9% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Romania, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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