Cost of living comparison
Australia is 9.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR820.25
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,976.35
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR194.95
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR101.10
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR178.68
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,923.16
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,831.43
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR653.61
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR692.62
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR858.37
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR129.17
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR720.20
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR186.86
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR140.30
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR132.08
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,452.61
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,900.15
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR10,111,847.50
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR942.32
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,299.70
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR46,177.66
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR31,097.02
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,273.03
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 42.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,580.45
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR159,191.50
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR616.32
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR712.25
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,281.64
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,697.37
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR994.46
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,321.68
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,574.96
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,797.23
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR10,010.91
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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