Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 14.8% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Syria, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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