Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 17.7% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD139.95
|
$2.86
LKR838.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD74.45
|
$6.80
LKR1,989.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.66
|
$0.71
LKR206.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.03
|
$0.35
LKR103.01
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.41
|
$0.56
LKR164.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD58.68
|
$6.21
LKR1,818.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD90.03
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD45.15
|
$2.18
LKR637.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.00
|
$2.29
LKR671.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD13.98
|
$3.04
LKR888.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.48
|
$0.44
LKR129.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
$2.56
LKR750.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD14.64
|
$0.50
LKR146.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.10
|
$0.48
LKR141.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.41
|
$0.44
LKR129.58
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD83.96
|
$4.84
LKR1,415.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD599.80
|
$10.76
LKR3,149.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD274,908.96
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,506,999.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD124.96
|
$3.09
LKR903.67
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,124.50
|
$13.80
LKR4,039.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD7,958.48
|
$163.33
LKR47,810.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,774.75
|
$123.34
LKR36,104.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD905.74
|
$30.68
LKR8,981.09
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD2,982.35
|
$26.94
LKR7,885.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD93,314.10
|
$475.05
LKR139,055.20
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD26.24
|
$2.00
LKR586.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD31.77
|
$2.35
LKR687.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD52.23
|
$8.91
LKR2,607.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD610.96
|
$14.75
LKR4,318.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD86.22
|
$3.23
LKR944.87
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD659.78
|
$29.58
LKR8,657.04
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD474.59
|
$19.20
LKR5,620.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,232.93
|
$65.72
LKR19,237.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,224.59
|
$33.57
LKR9,825.82
|
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