Price Comparison. Sri Lanka vs America.
All Price are in RS (1$ =
100Rs). It is possible to have miscalculations here because I'm not very good in
mathematics. May be that's why I can't figure out why only cigarette cheaper in
Sri Lanka and every thing else is expensive than America.
| Item | Price SL | Price US | Note |
| Rice Basmati 1Kg | 95 | 77 | US: 20lbs cost 6.99 $ |
| Milk 1L | 80 | 79 | US: 3.78L cost 3 $ |
| Sausages 150g | 87 | 75 | US: 198g cost 99c |
| Butter 500g | 140 | 87 | US: 1.43Kg cost 2.5 $ |
| Vegetable oil 1L | 250 | 86 | US: 96 oz Vegetable oil 2.44$ |
| Sugar 1Kg | 60 | 50 | US: 5lbs cost 2.50$ |
| Cashew Nuts 100g | 40 | 88 | US: 1.134 Kg cost 9.99$ |
| 1 Egg | 7 | 8 | US: 12eggs cost 99c |
| Soap 1pcs | 22 | 26 | US: 3pcs - 79c |
| Shampoo 100ml | 85 | 22 | US: 443ml cost 99c |
| Petrol 1L | 93 | 70 | US: 2.69 per a gallon in New York @ Shell |
| Beer | 75 | 74 | US: 12 pack Budweiser 12.99$ |
| 20pack Cigarette | 220 | 700 | US: Newport 20 pack |
| Coca Cola 1.5l | 100 | 75 | US: 2lt Coca Cola cost 2.00$ |
| Instant Noodles | 25 | 10 | US: 10 packs 1$ |
| Ice Cream 1L | 190 | 151 | US: 1.65L 2 for 5$ |
| Phone Connection | 19,750 | Free | SL: SLT (19,750 to 56,750) US: Optimum |
| Phone Rental | 570 | 3595 | SL: SLT rental + SLT Plus price US: Optimum offer more services |
| Phone Minute | 6 | Free | US: Optimum |
| IDD Minute | 46 | 4 | US: Optimum offer 500 minute to any where in the world for 19.95 $ per a month SLT: Price to Saudi Arabia |
| IDD to neighbor country | 34.50 | Free | US: Price to Canada on Optimum SL: Price to India on SLT |
| Dial up Setup | 1500 | Free | SL: SLT Business Plus US: Netscape |
| Dialup Rental | 4000 | 995 | SL: 350 Hours limit and 2Rs per a min after US: Unlimited Usage |
| DSL Connection | 2000 | Free | SL: SLT US: Verizon |
| DSL Monthly Free | 2250 | 1495 | SL: SLT 512/128 connection US: Verizon 768/128 connection |
| Internet Dedicated | 160,000 | 4499 | SL: SLT non commercial package for 512kbps US: Optimum online cable connection 30Mbps |
| Cable TV | 1,500 | 3990 | SL: CometCable 17 Channels (connection 10000Rs) US: Optimum 170 Channels (connection 950Rs) |
| Car | 18,000,00 | 8,999,00 | US: 2005 Hyundai Sonata GL - 2.4L SL: 2002 Hyundai Sonata - 2.0L |
Used Conversion values:
1 liter (1000 millilite ) = 34 fluid ounces
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 kilogram = 35 ounces
1 liter (1000 millilite ) = 0.26 gallon
Labels: Affairs of Sri Lanka, New York
18 June, 2006
June 19, 2006 10:58 AM
Man that has got to be the craziest comparison on earth! I got a 1mb leased line.. and its 320G ++ to maintain it for a month.. such a killer!!!
June 20, 2006 9:23 AM
useful info to post, thanks
June 20, 2006 11:11 PM
In Lanka
Basmathi is now Rs 110
Egg goes up to Rs 10
Oral B Exceed tooth brush Rs 90
Tide Detergent Powder 1 Kg Rs 169
July 10, 2006 11:58 PM
Sam,
New York New York !!!
Going to quote anonymous -
Buying basmathi rice - 110 rupees
Buying an egg - 10 ruppes
Buying a biryani packet - 200 rupees
getting drunk with your friends on old arrack at SSC with some devilled prawns and chicken - PRICELESS!!!
Sorry mate - I couldnt resist.
Cheers,
July 11, 2006 2:10 AM
Oh Yes! “getting drunk with your friends on old arrack at SSC with some devilled prawns and chicken - PRICELESS!!!” I agree with you 100%
But the only issue is all my bloody friends are married now and their bloody wife’s do not let them go to SSC no more! Good old days - PRICELESS!!!”
July 17, 2006 12:19 PM
Totally disagree..
You can not compare Apples with Oranges.
Similarly, US prices with Sri Lankan prices.
When live in Sri Lanka, you are expected to live like a Sri Lankan.
Eat “Rathu Hal” not Basmathi, brush the tooth from your middle finger.. not from Oral B, travel by Bullock Cart not from Hyundai, Drink “Kithul Ra” not Beer, use “Kithul Hakuru” not sugar, who use soap and shampoo..are u nuts?.. ok I am not going to cover your entire list..
by the way.. we are such a small country.. why we need telephone connections? Telephone communication works when one side talk and other side ready to listen.. do you need a telephone connection for both sides to talk and no one to listen?
Think the positive side? We are unique..
Janapathi
July 21, 2006 9:12 AM
Can anyone tell me for how much I can buy a politician in US ?... no hard
feelings..
just for my curiosity. Because I am very sure that in Sri Lanka it's much cheaper than in US.
July 21, 2006 12:33 PM
Politician in SL is not cheap as you think - You need to offer 40% to 50% if you need to buy them.
If that is continues project run under government subsidiary – like flour import contract – you should offer around 0.50US per every pack. Do the match how many packs in one ship load & how many ships per a month.
Other than that – Good P*su can use for pay any politician in Sri Lanka any time for anything – valid as hard currency.
September 07, 2006 1:53 AM
This is crazy but true.
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