Are Srilankans Rich? | How Expensive is Living in Sri Lanka? | Street Interview

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Are Srilankans Rich? | How Expensive is Living in Sri Lanka? | Street Interview
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[@mostalk9677]

The first gentlman spoke really good English with confidence

[@ajaayv]

90% Literacy Rate and mostly everyone manages to speak English

[@aeymed]

How polite and well behaved everyone is. I'm Pakistani and I would love to visit beautiful Sri Lanka. Wishing yall Sri Lankans Lots of love and progress. Pakistanis love y'all 🇵🇰❤🇱🇰

[@krishaniseneviratne9242]

1st boy explained very well about the expenses currently.

[@kapilachandrabharathi7134]

To the young man who spoke first. You seem to have a place somewhere to make a decent living Just market yourself You certainly are a cut above the usual young guys here All the best

[@krishaniseneviratne9242]

Sri Lankan politicians are very rich. They have taken people's money from different way and people are suffering in a way.

[@truebelief3631]

A constant theme expressed in SL videos. Unfortunately totally disregarding the fact that it's the local people who vote & put these politicos in power.

[@krishaniseneviratne9242]

​@@truebelief3631What you are saying is correct..but politicians to do like this. This is a disaster for the people. People are blamed on this by voting to same gang in different names of party.

[@digitalsolutions1713]

I’m a family of 5 in Colombo. My monthly expense Rs. 270,000.00 (food, transport, fuel, school fee, groceries, electricity, water, gas, internet apart from house rental as it’s our own house)

[@user-rn4ep9mp4t]

omggg is so high

[@malakagirley]

It's very cheap

[@prabuddhamanoj2728]

I have more than 6 years of experience with chemistry degree .but my salary is 250 USD😅 , Sri lanka is very good place for you like tourists .we are struggling everyday for survival .Our future has destroyed by politicians specially former president Mahinda Rajapaksha,Ranil wickramasingha.

[@prasadisanjeewani6939]

nice speaking skills bro

[@jpasiu9999]

I really hate when Sri Lankans saying "We are poor" no you are not, you already are most developed Country in South Asian region, you can come back and become the first fully developed country in the region. and gladly Economy is now recovering at a rapid pace.

[@samalibotheju1043]

absoulutly Right 💯

[@hsddheiowrpq]

Lol okay politicians have ruined the country and there's no recovery

[@hsddheiowrpq]

Lol don't base judgement on historical data. Economy is the worst

[@Kuromiyapp]

Thank you so much for shedding light about this serious situation through social media, this is so kind of you. Most sri lankan influencers are politically influenced and cowards to talk about this, or they are just extremely privileged. ❤️ this such a great idea.

[@lalithka1805]

I lived in Colombo in the 70's. My salary wasRs 125.00 pm. I needed Rs 175.00 to survive. I managed with parental support as they lived in an outstation town. As per the young people now you need around Rs 50k to survive. So in 50 years things have gone up by 30,000%. How things have changed

[@user-ro7on2mc9l]

Excellent ..putha 💖💖💖

[@change1341]

They are students, they dont know living cost..they spend their parents money..😅

[@user-bn9me5zg2s]

Perfect interview,

[@ajanthasiriwardena7217]

Whaatt. 😂😂 they r students depending on parents 😂😂😂

[@user-my3iq2in5j]

That is the truth incomes and outcomes of a basic Srilankan family

[@thiliniekanayaka4636]

Interviewer is the lady from = Travel with Balnur 👍🏼😊

[@amigogon]

Dont ask about "cost of living" from students LOL ask from their parents

[@mohamedhazeem4468]

1st man very good in english

[@Anuththara745]

Bruh.. Look at the thumbnail.. Even the poor people in sri Lanka still living better than an average Indian.. 😂

[@Socialsciencemapping]

Sri Lanka used to be rich but inflation came and made it less rich

[@Kamal-ju6qx]

not rich medium income

[@Socialsciencemapping]

But if you compare the cost of living it’s rich

[@Kamal-ju6qx]

@@Socialsciencemapping haha true

[@Rose-xo8mx]

Used to be rich 😂😂😂 when?

[@gamithawanasinghe4096]

​@@Rose-xo8mxane mnda bn 😂😂😂munta pissu😂😂😂

[@NuwanthikaFernando]

You cannot do anything with 100k. At least 300k needed to have a quality life. Food with good protein and stuff.

[@deela262]

An educated girl working in heart of colombo will need 50k to feel comfortable and free.. ie to dress moderately fashionably, travel without harrasement, go out a few times with friends, go on occasional trips. May be young men can manage with 30k. Depending on the distance to travel to work the living costs vastly vary. On the other hand very few jobs pay over 75k. Most remain at pre economic crisis levels. Costs have trebled but earnings remained same amt. Earnings are not at all enough for married people with school going children. You were interviewing fairly well to do boarderline upper middle class youth who have the support of their parents. The financial pressure is very high for the lower middle class. The plight of those youth is left to the divine forces😢. Officially there are 7mn poor people in the country who can barely afford 1 meal a day.

[@MemeTeam6900]

Can't afford a meal but can pay for Internet 😂

[@urrelaxingsounds3485]

Tbh to comfortably have all 3 meals will cover up entire salary (This is for one person)

[@MemeTeam6900]

@@urrelaxingsounds3485 bruh 50k to eat 3 meals?? Bruh I eat 5 meals a day and I don't spend that much. I'm also from sri lanka

[@UAEVibesHub]

Srilankans always never poor.the peoples poor depend on their efforts.so never judge considering of some person"s saying.its depend on their attitude and efforts and sth... I think.srilanka is the most Important country in the world we never get like that experience.Actually I always love to Srilanka ❤

[@chaithika]

35 year old man, family of 6 including my parents. Living lost is 600k here in Colombo

[@Darts-fr3sw]

actually living cost and salary obtained is not so good and it depends on individual capabilities of earnings ..but If srilanka people are poor or rich why Questioning or worries by other country.......

[@TheCashman007]

"individual capabilities" that is correct but if you look at it as a percentage there are not enough high paying jobs ! and something most people do not talk about is the background if you do not look "posh" some places will not give you a job or like the school you went to is crap some places will hire a person who went to a nicer school even if you more qualified etc.

[@ilovequran2681]

There are alot rich people in Sri Lanka but they dont show money

[@Zuri-gd3sk]

My rent is 55000 and i get a salary of 4 lakhs

[@lahiruperera-ty9xu]

What do u do for living ?

[@Zuri-gd3sk]

@@lahiruperera-ty9xu dialog senior manager

[@yasirujayaweera]

srilankan politicians are the biggest problem in srilanka rightnow They doing nothing but debating and stealing😂😂😂

[@kanthan668]

And the religious fraudsters too

[@benedictasirvadham4342]

Many people are speaking about ... Lack .. Hundred thousand... Ten twenty thirty thousands.... Lacks ..... BUT THE POOR ESTATE WORKERS / TEACHER S / FARMERS / ORDINARY PEOPLES.... BUY THINGS .. CONSUME FOR SAME PRICES.... WHO IS THE LADY TAKING INTERVIEW.... GO TO ESTATE'S ... DO THIS.....

[@shineisle2263]

Although Sri Lanka was a very prosperous country in the past, today our country has fallen into a very sad state due to the dirty politicians who have come to power since the last six decades.🙏

[@ajanthasiriwardena7217]

ASK from ADULT.S THESE 👉 STUDENTS. depending on PARENTS😅😅😅😅😅

[@ayankunleakanbi1650]

What does all of this show add to the marriage? Zero! When u've got plenty of money and don't know what to do with it!

[@Krishna-kd3ns]

SRILANKAN. POLITICIANS. NO.1 THEF

[@avneeshvishvakarma1713]

$150=INR 12,510 😂

[@karma-yq3je]

1 million Indian living in Sri Lanka and most of them work in tea factory 😄 and their wage is 50$

[@change1341]

Same thing INR 12,510 = $150 .. in USA..🤣🤣🤣

[@deepalperera4592]

sri lanka is so expensive , don;t live here

[@chandrajaya1590]

Srilankas problem is its people 😂

[@zdeenrdeen3278]

A person should learn what PPP is not GDP, People from the third world think the other side of the river is green, left Sri Lanka at the age of 19 and today I am 67, my siblings think I am rich where as I know they have a better life than me, 1. There is no social life like Sri Lanka born to work like a donkey, become greedy for no reason, when they time off from work everyone wants to sleep 2. Average income (lets say $ 50,000 in Canada weekly $ 1000) average i Deduction income tax 30% unemployment insurance 25.00 pension plan 60.00 medical insurance 40.00 commuting to work Bus pass 40. to 100 (Net you have 475 then average rent 1 bedroom 1500 and above, if own house pay mortgage for 25 years even after pay off mortgage property tax gas hydro water average 1400 a month So both have to work , food is very expensive saving if lucky without entertainment 100/= if you have kids day care average 1200 a month Nobody live year without a loan (credit card), people when they come on vacation, they lie like they are from the royal family Now no choice trap I don't know how to swim out, my sister's son got married a week before I heard guest list was one thousand two hundred, man you guys eat 3 meals a day, here average no breakfast only coffee lunch left over from lucky yesterday if not 2/3 days old, come home sometimes cook or tired sleep

[@Bruh-ys3sx]

Nobody wants to read this essay gramps

[@darth_27]

You claim that the grass is not greener on the other side but that’s exactly what you’re doing with this comment,generally you guys enjoy a higher living standard and the thing about coming home just to sleep,yeah buddy that’s how we all live,work isn’t charity after all and what social life? Most people can’t even afford to eat out at a restaurant. I truly appreciate your view point but I would say that relying solely on economic development measures we will never truly assess living conditions,like always inequality will exist and some people will suffer while the others enjoy.