Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 17.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
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