Cost of living comparison
If you lived in French Southern and Antarctic Lands instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR838.31
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,989.21
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.97
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.95
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,818.48
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,847.64
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR637.53
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.05
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR888.71
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.81
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.04
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.17
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.11
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,415.38
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,149.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,506,999.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR903.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,039.34
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,810.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,104.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,981.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,885.79
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,055.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.11
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.78
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,607.28
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,318.88
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR944.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,657.04
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,620.94
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,237.05
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,825.82
|
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