Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 49.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
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