Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 1.3% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Nigeria
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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