Cost of living comparison

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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Saint Kitts and Nevis are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,125.35	$18.50 EC$50.00	+409.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,445.07	$13.98 EC$37.77	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR226.02	$2.04 EC$5.50	+178.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.96	$2.28 EC$6.17	+561.0%
Average			+306.5%

Sri Lanka vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR148.19	$3.70 EC$10.00	+673.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,771.40	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,861.65	$9.25 EC$25.00	+53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR601.91	$5.55 EC$15.00	+185.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR634.73	$4.20 EC$11.34	+104.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR742.53	$2.01 EC$5.44	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR137.52	$1.39 EC$3.77	+213.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR670.98	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR169.71	$1.68 EC$4.54	+206.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR140.84	$1.01 EC$2.72	+121.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.16	$0.84 EC$2.27	+65.3%
Average			+178.7%

Sri Lanka vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,274.51	??
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,324.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,642,133.63	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR928.92	??

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,974.38	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR89,538.15	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR55,233.97	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	+264.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,796.87	$76.47 EC$206.67	+141.7%
Average			+182.7%

Sri Lanka vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,486.19	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR144,317.31	??

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pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR644.52	$2.22 EC$6.00	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR741.33	$3.70 EC$10.00	+54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,864.52	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,655.46	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR966.78	$6.29 EC$17.00	+101.5%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,756.37	$88.81 EC$240.00	+254.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,272.08	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,410.90	$129.51 EC$350.00	+106.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,858.87	??
Average			+180.6%

Sri Lanka vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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