Cost of living comparison
If you lived in British Indian Ocean Territory instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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