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
MVR84.72
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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