Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
|
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