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