Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 51.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,458
|
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,399
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,266
|
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA905
|
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA927
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,787
|
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,317
|
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,126
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,339
|
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA869
|
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA621
|
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,381
|
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA790
|
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA801
|
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA781
|
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,121
|
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,135
|
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,271,490
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,229
|
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,558
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA622,757
|
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA230,376
|
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA276,094
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,388
|
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,081,454
|
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,723
|
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,527
|
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,115
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,467
|
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,042
|
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,399
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,483
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,721
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,379
|
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
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