Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 21.2% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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