Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 9.9% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Burma, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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