Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 34.5% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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