Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 60.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 87.5% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 89.5% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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