Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 54.4% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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