Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 57.0% cheaper than Anguilla overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.2% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 26.7% less in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% less in Sri Lanka
- Childcare
-
pay 79.4% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.7% less in Sri Lanka
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$2.86
LKR846.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$6.80
LKR2,009.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.71
LKR209.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.35
LKR104.04
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.56
LKR166.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.21
LKR1,836.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.31
LKR1,866.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.18
LKR643.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.29
LKR677.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
LKR897.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.44
LKR131.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.56
LKR757.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.50
LKR147.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
LKR142.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
LKR130.87
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.84
LKR1,429.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,180.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,601,668.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.09
LKR912.67
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$13.80
LKR4,079.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$163.33
LKR48,286.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$123.34
LKR36,463.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$30.68
LKR9,070.53
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$26.94
LKR7,964.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$475.05
LKR140,439.89
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.00
LKR591.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.35
LKR694.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.91
LKR2,633.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$14.75
LKR4,361.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.23
LKR954.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.58
LKR8,743.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.20
LKR5,676.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
LKR19,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.57
LKR9,923.66
|
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