Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 71.0% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.36
|
$1.75
Rs520.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$4.38
Rs1,304.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$0.59
Rs175.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.23
Rs69.48
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$0.52
Rs153.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$4.18
Rs1,244.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$4.78
Rs1,422.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$1.54
Rs457.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$1.66
Rs493.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.35
Rs403.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.31
Rs93.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.99
Rs294.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.51
Rs150.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.39
Rs116.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.30
Rs90.01
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$3.78
Rs1,124.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$3.26
Rs970.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,775,573.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$2.65
Rs790.37
|
|
pay 89.3% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$10.65
Rs3,171.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$140.37
Rs41,802.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$70.41
Rs20,969.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$29.97
Rs8,925.95
|
|
pay 97.9% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$30.93
Rs9,209.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$751.48
Rs223,792.48
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$1.66
Rs493.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$1.50
Rs446.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$5.56
Rs1,655.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$9.58
Rs2,853.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$2.40
Rs716.05
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$19.97
Rs5,945.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$13.20
Rs3,931.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$44.09
Rs13,128.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$26.84
Rs7,992.61
|
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