Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 22.8% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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