Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 31.4% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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