Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 59.7% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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