Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 16.6% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Peru, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Peru
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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