Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 44.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 82.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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