Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 8.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 25.3 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
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