Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
?? |
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