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Sri Lanka vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 28.3% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 91.5% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 56.2% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.73 LKR224.32	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.35 LKR106.15	-52.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.48 LKR147.07	-70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.94 LKR597.37	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.05 LKR629.94	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.40 LKR736.93	+145.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.44 LKR136.48	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$2.17 LKR665.91	+356.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.55 LKR168.43	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.45 LKR139.78	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.51 LKR155.98	+8.1%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-60.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$3.00 LKR921.91	-77.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+26.2%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-95.0%
Average			-91.5%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.08 LKR639.65	-12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.39 LKR735.74	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.12 LKR959.48	-55.4%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 56.2% less for clothing

	Quito	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-62.2%
Average			-56.2%

Quito vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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