Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 8.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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