Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 36.8% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$2.65
SOS1,512
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$4.67
SOS2,662
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$0.81
SOS461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$5.93
SOS3,383
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$2.67
SOS1,524
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$1.73
SOS985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$0.60
SOS342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$4.12
SOS2,351
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$25.00
SOS14,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$7.43
SOS4,240
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$30.62
SOS17,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$160.00
SOS91,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$93.33
SOS53,242
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$94.31
SOS53,801
|
|
pay 80.6% more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$55.21
SOS31,494
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$742.50
SOS423,559
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$7.00
SOS3,993
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$1.24
SOS705
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$30.00
SOS17,113
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$5.00
SOS2,852
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$18.61
SOS10,617
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$23.11
SOS13,184
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$25.89
SOS14,768
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$45.78
SOS26,114
|
|
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