Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 5.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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