Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 6.2% cheaper than Tunisia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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