Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 35.0% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Albania, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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