Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 29.6% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Russia, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
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