Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 45.7% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
$2.37
DZD317.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
$3.46
DZD464.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
$0.50
DZD66.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
$0.22
DZD29.26
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
$0.14
DZD18.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
$3.82
DZD513.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
$3.24
DZD435.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
$1.69
DZD227.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
$2.22
DZD298.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
$1.40
DZD188.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
$1.35
DZD182.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
$0.73
DZD98.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
$0.31
DZD41.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
$0.22
DZD29.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
$0.20
DZD27.44
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
$1.23
DZD164.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,230,514.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
$3.78
DZD507.98
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
$19.66
DZD2,642.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
$160.86
DZD21,613.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
$98.85
DZD13,282.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
$34.99
DZD4,701.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
$63.75
DZD8,565.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,692.55
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
$1.53
DZD205.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
$0.66
DZD88.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
$2.56
DZD343.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
$18.16
DZD2,440.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
$4.35
DZD584.48
|
|
pay 83.5% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
$37.32
DZD5,014.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
$41.91
DZD5,631.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
$76.31
DZD10,253.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
$74.35
DZD9,989.57
|
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