Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 45.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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