Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 19.6% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
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