Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 32.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Albania, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$2.68
LKR811.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$6.46
LKR1,954.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$0.64
LKR192.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.33
LKR99.97
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.58
LKR176.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
$6.28
LKR1,901.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$5.98
LKR1,810.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$2.14
LKR646.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$2.26
LKR684.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$2.80
LKR848.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.42
LKR127.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$2.35
LKR712.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.61
LKR184.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.46
LKR138.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.43
LKR130.60
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$4.75
LKR1,436.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
$6.21
LKR1,878.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,998,792.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$3.08
LKR931.78
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$14.05
LKR4,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$150.86
LKR45,661.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$101.60
LKR30,749.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$30.30
LKR9,169.35
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
$24.77
LKR7,495.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
$520.09
LKR157,411.66
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$2.01
LKR609.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$2.33
LKR704.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$7.45
LKR2,256.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$12.08
LKR3,656.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
$3.25
LKR983.34
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Albania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$27.19
LKR8,228.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$18.21
LKR5,512.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$54.88
LKR16,609.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$32.71
LKR9,898.98
|
|
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