Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 5.0% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Benin, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sri Lanka or Benin. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.