Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 62.3% cheaper than Kentucky.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.96
|
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.36
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
|
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
|
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,691.00
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.30
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.92
|
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.72
|
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.64
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
|
pay 94.1% less for childcare
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,161.81
|
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,235.28
|
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.97
|
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
|
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.15
|
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
|
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Kentucky
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.02
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.31
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.27
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.25
|
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
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