Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 43.7% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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