Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 45.5% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
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Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.64
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.83
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.06
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.37
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.56
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,804.20
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.87
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.81
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€587.10
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€486.63
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€198.24
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 94.4% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€460.88
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,115.78
|
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.97
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.89
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.18
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.89
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€93.94
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€101.64
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€122.99
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
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