Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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