Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 52.7% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.97
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.53
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.21
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.68
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.14
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.27
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€385.07
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€270.15
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€372.42
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.76
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.82
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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