Cost of living comparison
Syria is 53.4% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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