Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 16.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% more in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 83.5% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.8% more in Sri Lanka
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Sri Lanka
The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.86
LKR850.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.80
LKR2,017.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.71
LKR209.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.35
LKR104.50
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.56
LKR167.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.21
LKR1,844.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.31
LKR1,874.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.18
LKR646.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.29
LKR680.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.04
LKR901.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.44
LKR131.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.56
LKR760.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.50
LKR148.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
LKR143.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.44
LKR131.45
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.84
LKR1,435.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.76
LKR3,195.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,644,245.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.09
LKR916.71
|
|
pay 83.5% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.80
LKR4,097.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$163.33
LKR48,500.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$123.34
LKR36,625.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$30.68
LKR9,110.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.94
LKR7,999.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$475.05
LKR141,062.64
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
LKR594.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.35
LKR697.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.91
LKR2,644.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$14.75
LKR4,381.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.23
LKR958.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.58
LKR8,782.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$19.20
LKR5,702.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$65.72
LKR19,514.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.57
LKR9,967.67
|
|
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