Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.8% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Peru, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$1.75
Rs527.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$4.38
Rs1,323.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$0.59
Rs177.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.23
Rs70.47
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$0.52
Rs155.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$4.18
Rs1,262.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$4.78
Rs1,442.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$1.54
Rs464.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$1.66
Rs500.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$1.35
Rs408.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.31
Rs94.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$0.99
Rs298.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.51
Rs152.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.39
Rs118.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.30
Rs91.29
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$3.78
Rs1,140.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$3.26
Rs984.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,900,938.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$2.65
Rs801.66
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$10.65
Rs3,216.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$140.37
Rs42,399.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$70.41
Rs21,268.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$29.97
Rs9,053.46
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$30.93
Rs9,341.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$751.48
Rs226,989.52
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$1.66
Rs500.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$1.50
Rs453.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$5.56
Rs1,678.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$9.58
Rs2,893.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$2.40
Rs726.28
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$19.97
Rs6,030.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$13.20
Rs3,988.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$44.09
Rs13,316.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$26.84
Rs8,106.79
|
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