Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 27.0% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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