Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 31.0% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN253
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN124
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN173
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN31
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN758
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN505,512
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN421
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,232
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,066
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,995
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,717
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,177
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN111,213
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN913
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN190
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,208
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,149
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,275
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,457
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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