Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 49.7% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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