Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 65.6% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
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