Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 10.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
$19.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
$9.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
$3.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
$6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
$4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
$3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
$5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
$3.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
$118.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
$22,515.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
$17.59
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
$67.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
$1,948.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
$1,569.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
$133.96
|
|
pay 36.9 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
$1,526.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
$18,377.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
$5.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
$4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
$9.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
$47.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
$44.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
$38.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
$76.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
$129.77
|
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