Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 7.7% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs527.51
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,323.10
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.91
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.47
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.85
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,262.64
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,442.43
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs464.40
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs500.94
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs408.81
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.59
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs298.60
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.55
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.31
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.29
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,140.39
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs984.54
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,900,938.67
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs801.66
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,216.34
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,399.78
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,268.82
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,053.46
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,341.56
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,989.52
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs500.11
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs453.15
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,678.95
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,893.92
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs726.28
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,030.85
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,988.02
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,316.34
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,106.79
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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