Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Russia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR784.41
|
$6.85
RUB668.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,890.01
|
$4.21
RUB410.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR186.43
|
$0.84
RUB82.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR96.69
|
$0.41
RUB39.69
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR170.87
|
$0.49
RUB47.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,839.13
|
$3.93
RUB383.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,751.41
|
$3.21
RUB312.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR625.05
|
$1.21
RUB118.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR662.36
|
$1.72
RUB168.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR820.87
|
$0.56
RUB54.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.53
|
$0.56
RUB54.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR688.73
|
$0.75
RUB72.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR178.70
|
$0.90
RUB88.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR134.17
|
$0.22
RUB21.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR126.30
|
$0.22
RUB21.33
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,389.14
|
$2.21
RUB215.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,817.13
|
$19.07
RUB1,859.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,670,046.62
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,816,242.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR901.15
|
$4.42
RUB431.36
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,111.84
|
$6.26
RUB610.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,160.10
|
$317.16
RUB30,939.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR29,738.35
|
$217.57
RUB21,223.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR8,867.87
|
$68.11
RUB6,644.54
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,249.25
|
$212.06
RUB20,686.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR152,236.19
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,623.97
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR589.40
|
$1.50
RUB146.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR681.14
|
$1.72
RUB167.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.95
|
$2.19
RUB213.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,535.83
|
$29.01
RUB2,829.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR951.01
|
$4.18
RUB407.75
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR7,958.10
|
$58.04
RUB5,661.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,331.38
|
$36.63
RUB3,573.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,063.34
|
$78.11
RUB7,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,573.52
|
$78.83
RUB7,689.83
|
|
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