Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 54.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Finland, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$2.68
LKR788.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$6.46
LKR1,900.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.64
LKR187.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.33
LKR97.20
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.58
LKR171.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$6.28
LKR1,848.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$5.98
LKR1,760.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.14
LKR628.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.26
LKR665.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.80
LKR825.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.42
LKR124.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$2.35
LKR692.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.61
LKR179.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.46
LKR134.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.43
LKR126.98
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$4.75
LKR1,396.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$6.21
LKR1,826.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,721,540.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$3.08
LKR905.95
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$14.05
LKR4,133.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$150.86
LKR44,395.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$101.60
LKR29,896.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$30.30
LKR8,915.10
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$24.77
LKR7,287.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$520.09
LKR153,046.87
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$2.01
LKR592.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.33
LKR684.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$7.45
LKR2,193.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$12.08
LKR3,554.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$3.25
LKR956.08
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$27.19
LKR8,000.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$18.21
LKR5,359.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$54.88
LKR16,148.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$32.71
LKR9,624.50
|
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