Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 27.4% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 91.7% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
|
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