Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 61.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$2.68
LKR784.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$6.46
LKR1,890.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.64
LKR186.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.33
LKR96.72
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.58
LKR170.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$6.28
LKR1,839.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$5.98
LKR1,752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.14
LKR625.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.26
LKR662.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$2.80
LKR821.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.42
LKR123.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$2.35
LKR689.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.61
LKR178.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.46
LKR134.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.43
LKR126.35
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.75
LKR1,389.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$6.21
LKR1,817.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,673,823.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$3.08
LKR901.50
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$14.05
LKR4,113.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$150.86
LKR44,177.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$101.60
LKR29,749.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$30.30
LKR8,871.34
|
|
pay 95.4% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$24.77
LKR7,252.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$520.09
LKR152,295.66
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$2.01
LKR589.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.33
LKR681.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$7.45
LKR2,182.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$12.08
LKR3,537.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$3.25
LKR951.38
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$27.19
LKR7,961.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$18.21
LKR5,333.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$54.88
LKR16,069.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$32.71
LKR9,577.26
|
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