Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 12.6% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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