Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 6.0% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.8% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 15.1% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 11.8% less in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 66.6% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Sri Lanka
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mali, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
$2.86
LKR848.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$6.80
LKR2,012.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$0.71
LKR209.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.35
LKR104.24
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$0.56
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.21
LKR1,840.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$6.31
LKR1,869.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$2.18
LKR645.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$2.29
LKR679.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
LKR899.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.44
LKR131.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$2.56
LKR758.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.50
LKR147.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
LKR142.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.44
LKR131.12
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$4.84
LKR1,432.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,187.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.81
LKR9,619,951.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.09
LKR914.41
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$13.80
LKR4,087.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$163.33
LKR48,378.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$123.34
LKR36,533.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.68
LKR9,087.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.94
LKR7,979.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$475.05
LKR140,707.31
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.00
LKR593.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$2.35
LKR695.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$8.91
LKR2,638.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$14.75
LKR4,370.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$3.23
LKR956.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.58
LKR8,759.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.20
LKR5,687.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
LKR19,465.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.57
LKR9,942.56
|
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