Cost of living comparison

Algeria

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 30.8% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 70.1% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.7% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Algeria. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 51.8% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 DZD326.63	$2.86 LKR848.27	+17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.55 DZD474.50	$6.80 LKR2,012.84	+91.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 DZD68.52	$0.71 LKR209.43	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 DZD29.29	$0.35 LKR104.24	+60.6%
Average			+51.8%

Algeria vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.87	$0.56 LKR166.91	+299.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.68 DZD491.78	$6.21 LKR1,840.08	+68.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 DZD420.99	$6.31 LKR1,869.59	+100.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DZD225.46	$2.18 LKR645.10	+29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 DZD272.38	$2.29 LKR679.02	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD181.43	$3.04 LKR899.27	+123.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 DZD184.67	$0.44 LKR131.35	-67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 DZD98.30	$2.56 LKR758.96	+248.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 DZD40.28	$0.50 LKR147.91	+65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.18	$0.48 LKR142.78	+113.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 DZD27.28	$0.44 LKR131.12	+117.0%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 70.1% more for transportation

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.19 DZD159.48	$4.84 LKR1,432.20	+305.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 DZD1,738.88	$10.76 LKR3,187.00	-17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,882.05 DZD4,263,012.71	$32,478.81 LKR9,619,951.53	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.42 DZD456.93	$3.09 LKR914.41	-9.7%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.57 DZD2,483.45	$13.80 LKR4,087.33	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$156.36 DZD20,907.72	$163.33 LKR48,378.12	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.70 DZD12,528.60	$123.34 LKR36,533.08	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.89 DZD4,530.99	$30.68 LKR9,087.80	-9.5%
Average			+0.2%

Algeria vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of housing

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$67.12 DZD8,974.32	$26.94 LKR7,979.48	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,399.66 DZD320,863.28	$475.05 LKR140,707.31	-80.2%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 DZD184.98	$2.00 LKR593.07	+44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.74 DZD98.89	$2.35 LKR695.95	+217.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.53 DZD338.77	$8.91 LKR2,638.26	+251.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.48 DZD2,337.24	$14.75 LKR4,370.19	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.61 DZD616.43	$3.23 LKR956.10	-30.0%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Algeria	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.95 DZD4,672.73	$29.58 LKR8,759.89	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.87 DZD5,731.67	$19.20 LKR5,687.72	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.58 DZD9,303.96	$65.72 LKR19,465.61	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.63 DZD8,909.74	$33.57 LKR9,942.56	-49.6%
Average			-31.5%

Algeria vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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