Cost of living comparison
Israel is 7.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Israel instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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