Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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