Cost of living comparison
United States is 9.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United States instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
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Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.51
Rs544.82
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
Rs1,165.63
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs149.11
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
Rs73.31
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.31
Rs112.01
|
$2.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rs1,331.80
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
Rs1,314.14
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
Rs350.84
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.33
Rs478.15
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
Rs415.17
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs78.72
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
Rs256.08
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
Rs146.14
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Rs127.37
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs107.21
|
$1.23
|
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pay 8.5 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
Rs1,053.56
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$2.87
Rs1,033.72
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,855.65
Rs7,507,040.02
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.88
Rs677.80
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.06
Rs3,620.97
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$137.24
Rs49,400.17
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$60.56
Rs21,797.89
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
Rs9,479.44
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 28.1 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.91
Rs10,764.97
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$639.73
Rs230,273.88
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
Rs432.27
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Rs434.40
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
Rs1,465.99
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.58
Rs2,729.74
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.98
Rs713.28
|
$11.80
|
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pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.85
Rs6,425.87
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.09
Rs3,632.13
|
$36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.31
Rs12,711.20
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$20.15
Rs7,254.02
|
$98.75
|
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