Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 23.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Romania, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 92.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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