Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 9.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB693.05
|
$2.86
LKR830.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB441.10
|
$6.80
LKR1,971.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB84.93
|
$0.71
LKR205.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.93
|
$0.35
LKR102.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB49.89
|
$0.56
LKR163.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB395.55
|
$6.21
LKR1,802.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB327.09
|
$6.31
LKR1,831.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB128.93
|
$2.18
LKR631.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB176.31
|
$2.29
LKR665.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB57.67
|
$3.04
LKR880.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB58.70
|
$0.44
LKR128.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB75.98
|
$2.56
LKR743.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB94.35
|
$0.50
LKR144.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB23.03
|
$0.48
LKR139.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB22.18
|
$0.44
LKR128.42
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB225.55
|
$4.84
LKR1,402.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,880.81
|
$10.76
LKR3,121.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,836,421.39
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,422,155.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB441.84
|
$3.09
LKR895.60
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB636.05
|
$13.80
LKR4,003.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB32,417.14
|
$163.33
LKR47,383.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB22,448.22
|
$123.34
LKR35,781.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,913.52
|
$30.68
LKR8,900.94
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB20,237.73
|
$26.94
LKR7,815.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB540,246.28
|
$475.05
LKR137,814.22
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB151.46
|
$2.00
LKR580.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB177.87
|
$2.35
LKR681.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB223.33
|
$8.91
LKR2,584.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,997.39
|
$14.75
LKR4,280.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB423.01
|
$3.23
LKR936.44
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,519.92
|
$29.58
LKR8,579.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,611.37
|
$19.20
LKR5,570.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB8,147.24
|
$65.72
LKR19,065.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB8,049.80
|
$33.57
LKR9,738.13
|
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