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Sri Lanka vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 40.0% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 47.4% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.73 LKR224.32	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.35 LKR106.15	-52.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.48 LKR147.07	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.94 LKR597.37	-63.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.05 LKR629.94	-57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$2.40 LKR736.93	-4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.44 LKR136.48	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$2.17 LKR665.91	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.55 LKR168.43	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.45 LKR139.78	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.51 LKR155.98	-41.3%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$3.00 LKR921.91	-89.5%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	+7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-45.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-79.3%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.08 LKR639.65	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$2.39 LKR735.74	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+98.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-77.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$3.12 LKR959.48	-44.6%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Yemen	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-84.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-55.4%
Average			-52.4%

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