Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 56.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 64.6% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
|
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