Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 55.0% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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