Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.2% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
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