Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 20.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
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