Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 7.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 20.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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