Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 18.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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