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Sri Lanka vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 68.6% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 57.2% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 84.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 95.2% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$0.73 LKR224.32	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$0.35 LKR106.15	-84.4%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$0.48 LKR147.07	-89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-49.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$1.94 LKR597.37	-73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$2.05 LKR629.94	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$2.40 LKR736.93	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.44 LKR136.48	-73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$2.17 LKR665.91	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$0.55 LKR168.43	-83.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.45 LKR139.78	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.51 LKR155.98	-62.9%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 57.2% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$3.00 LKR921.91	-90.4%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 84.8% less for housing

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-84.3%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 95.2% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-96.0%
Average			-95.2%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$2.08 LKR639.65	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$2.39 LKR735.74	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-83.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$3.12 LKR959.48	-82.2%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-66.1%
Average			-57.0%

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