Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.7% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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