Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 34.5% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
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