Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 35.4% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$2.68
LKR813.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$6.46
LKR1,959.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.64
LKR193.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.33
LKR100.22
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.58
LKR177.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
$6.28
LKR1,906.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
$5.98
LKR1,815.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$2.14
LKR647.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
$2.26
LKR686.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$2.80
LKR850.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.42
LKR128.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$2.35
LKR713.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$0.61
LKR185.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.46
LKR139.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.43
LKR130.92
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
$4.75
LKR1,439.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
$6.21
LKR1,883.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
$33,035.83
LKR10,023,345.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
$3.08
LKR934.07
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
$14.05
LKR4,262.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
$150.86
LKR45,773.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
$101.60
LKR30,824.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
$30.30
LKR9,191.86
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
$24.77
LKR7,514.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
$520.09
LKR157,798.20
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
$2.01
LKR610.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
$2.33
LKR706.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$7.45
LKR2,261.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
$12.08
LKR3,665.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$3.25
LKR985.76
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
$27.19
LKR8,248.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
$18.21
LKR5,526.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
$54.88
LKR16,650.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
$32.71
LKR9,923.29
|
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