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Sri Lanka vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 10.3% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 93.0% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 46.1% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Tunisia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND10.000	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.260	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.910	$0.73 LKR224.32	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.35 LKR106.15	+33.7%
Average			+29.0%

Tunisia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.0% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.48 LKR147.07	+164.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND16.060	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.540	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+219.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.790	$1.94 LKR597.37	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.450	$2.05 LKR629.94	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.640	$2.40 LKR736.93	+167.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.180	$0.44 LKR136.48	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.420	$2.17 LKR665.91	+349.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.940	$0.55 LKR168.43	+71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.960	$0.45 LKR139.78	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.51 LKR155.98	+73.9%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.430	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.760	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,730.620	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.730	$3.00 LKR921.91	+1.1%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND52.190	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND604.780	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND411.370	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND109.100	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-14.7%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND268.550	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,139.460	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-83.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.230	$2.08 LKR639.65	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.380	$2.39 LKR735.74	+196.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.390	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+162.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND83.230	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.890	$3.12 LKR959.48	-38.3%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 46.1% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.860	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND145.440	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND274.740	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND195.950	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-47.3%
Average			-46.1%

Tunisia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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