Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$16.15
€15.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$2.55
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$6.83
€6.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$5.53
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$5.05
€4.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$7.22
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$38.81
€36.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$19.13
€18.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$656.19
€624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$511.91
€487.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
|
pay 19.4 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$508.72
€484.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$5.01
€4.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$52.12
€49.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$9.39
€8.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$115.43
€109.91
|
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