Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 30.6% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
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