Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 34.1% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 95.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
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