Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 52.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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