Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
?? |
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