Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 13.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
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