Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 72.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 67.6% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 72.4% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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