Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 16.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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