Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR820.25
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,976.35
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR194.95
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR101.10
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 59.3% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR178.68
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,923.16
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,831.43
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR653.61
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR692.62
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR858.37
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR129.17
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR720.20
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR186.86
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR140.30
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR132.08
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,452.61
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,900.15
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR10,111,847.50
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR942.32
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,299.70
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR46,177.66
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR31,097.02
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,273.03
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,580.45
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR159,191.50
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR616.32
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR712.25
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,281.64
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,697.37
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR994.46
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,321.68
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,574.96
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,797.23
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR10,010.91
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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