Cost of living comparison
Australia is 9.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$16.76
A$26.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$9.73
A$15.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$2.56
A$4.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$2.16
A$3.40
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$2.37
A$3.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$4.36
A$6.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$5.80
A$9.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$4.07
A$6.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$3.94
A$6.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$1.45
A$2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$1.26
A$1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$1.35
A$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$2.01
A$3.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$1.12
A$1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.96
A$1.51
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$4.65
A$7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$83.03
A$130.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$27,742.09
A$43,667.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$18.38
A$28.93
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$55.59
A$87.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$1,182.30
A$1,861.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$957.92
A$1,507.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$138.16
A$217.48
|
|
pay 43.0 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$1,485.91
A$2,338.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$14,667.78
A$23,087.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$6.64
A$10.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$3.55
A$5.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$28.07
A$44.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$52.89
A$83.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$13.13
A$20.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$71.78
A$112.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$50.24
A$79.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$100.30
A$157.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$111.73
A$175.87
|
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