Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 78.0% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 93.5% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 80.6% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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