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
ETB760.93
|
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
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