Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Austria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR784.71
|
$15.33
€14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,890.74
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR186.51
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR96.72
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 92.5% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR170.94
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,839.85
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,752.10
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR625.30
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR662.62
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR821.19
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.58
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR689.00
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR178.77
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR134.22
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR126.35
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,389.68
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,817.84
|
$49.62
€45.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,673,823.94
|
$26,063.58
€23,971.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR901.50
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,113.45
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,177.35
|
$871.49
€801.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR29,749.96
|
$685.35
€630.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR8,871.34
|
$267.95
€246.45
|
|
pay 23.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,252.08
|
$469.56
€431.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR152,295.66
|
$14,286.41
€13,139.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR589.63
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR681.40
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,182.80
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,537.21
|
$44.34
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR951.38
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR7,961.21
|
$85.15
€78.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,333.47
|
$46.34
€42.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,069.61
|
$89.08
€81.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,577.26
|
$125.31
€115.26
|
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