Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs533.27
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,337.56
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs179.85
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs71.24
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs157.55
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,276.44
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,458.20
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs469.48
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs506.42
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs413.27
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs95.62
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs301.86
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs154.21
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs119.60
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs92.29
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,152.85
|
$8.02
€7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs995.30
|
$38.40
€35.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,998,211.58
|
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs810.42
|
$18.65
€17.12
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,251.49
|
$30.75
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,863.15
|
$608.10
€558.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,501.26
|
$488.80
€448.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,152.40
|
$151.72
€139.32
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,443.65
|
$459.30
€421.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs229,470.15
|
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs505.58
|
$4.83
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs458.10
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,697.30
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,925.55
|
$51.79
€47.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs734.21
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,096.76
|
$80.37
€73.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs4,031.61
|
$36.54
€33.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,461.87
|
$89.56
€82.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,195.38
|
$114.84
€105.45
|
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