Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 10.4% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
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