Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 16.1% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱214.14
|
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
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