Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 38.5% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
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