Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 43.5% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
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