Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR832.38
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,975.14
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.51
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.28
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.78
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,805.62
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,834.57
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.02
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR666.30
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR882.43
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.89
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR744.74
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.14
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.11
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.66
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,405.37
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,127.30
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,439,756.68
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR897.28
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 95.1% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,010.77
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,471.93
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,848.76
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,917.57
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,830.02
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,071.67
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR581.96
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR682.92
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,588.84
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,288.33
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR938.19
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 99.2% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,595.81
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,581.18
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,100.99
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,756.32
|
$77.58
|
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