Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 37.6% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.51
|
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.29
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.37
|
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.52
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.27
|
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.73
|
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.43
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.44
|
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.18
|
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.17
|
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.69
|
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,544.68
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.09
|
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.11
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,701.83
|
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,051.94
|
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC602.72
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,400.05
|
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,143.08
|
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.47
|
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.65
|
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.94
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.98
|
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.59
|
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC630.15
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.02
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.54
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC946.26
|
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
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