Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 38.9% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
$3.13
TND9.870
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
$4.92
TND15.520
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
$1.78
TND5.620
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
$2.36
TND7.450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
$0.77
TND2.420
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
$1.33
TND4.200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$3.00
TND9.440
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
$9.30
TND29.330
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
$2.64
TND8.320
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
$193.39
TND609.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
$130.14
TND410.340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
$78.96
TND248.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
$1.37
TND4.320
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
$0.81
TND2.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
$27.05
TND85.280
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
$4.08
TND12.870
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
$66.30
TND209.030
|
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