Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 57.8% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.89
|
$2.68
LKR801.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.61
|
$6.46
LKR1,931.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.64
LKR190.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.23
|
$0.33
LKR98.83
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.05
|
$0.58
LKR174.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.12
|
$6.28
LKR1,879.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.01
|
$5.98
LKR1,790.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.14
LKR638.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.40
|
$2.26
LKR677.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$2.80
LKR839.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.42
LKR126.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.35
LKR704.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.61
LKR182.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.46
LKR137.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.43
LKR129.11
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.51
|
$4.75
LKR1,419.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.74
|
$6.21
LKR1,857.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,691.07
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,884,726.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.75
|
$3.08
LKR921.15
|
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.59
|
$14.05
LKR4,203.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€745.03
|
$150.86
LKR45,140.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€634.17
|
$101.60
LKR30,398.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.41
|
$30.30
LKR9,064.75
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€542.35
|
$24.77
LKR7,410.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,733.57
|
$520.09
LKR155,615.92
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$2.01
LKR602.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.33
LKR696.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.83
|
$7.45
LKR2,230.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€31.00
|
$12.08
LKR3,614.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.04
|
$3.25
LKR972.12
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.71
|
$27.19
LKR8,134.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.11
|
$18.21
LKR5,449.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.26
|
$54.88
LKR16,419.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.98
|
$32.71
LKR9,786.05
|
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