Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 71.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 87.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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