Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 8.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 28.3 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
$105.59
|
|
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