Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 9.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Laos, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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