Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 11.8% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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