Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 23.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Benin, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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