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
posted by Sam at
2:26 AM
8 Comments:
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!!!
useful info to post, thanks
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
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,
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!!!”
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.
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.
This is crazy but true.
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