Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Romania instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$8.56
RON40.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$1.72
RON8.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$1.43
RON6.76
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$3.79
RON17.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$5.46
RON25.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$2.70
RON12.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$0.66
RON3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$0.85
RON4.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$5.64
RON26.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$20.73
RON98.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$6.39
RON30.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$2.01
RON9.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$2.20
RON10.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$37.40
RON177.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$6.19
RON29.31
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$80.53
RON381.36
|
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