Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 22.4% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
|
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