Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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