Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 2.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
$4.55
UZS58,482.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$3.99
UZS51,299.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.56
UZS7,170.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.25
UZS3,176.61
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.40
UZS5,076.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$3.57
UZS45,887.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$4.13
UZS53,052.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.65
UZS21,218.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$1.75
UZS22,495.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.57
UZS7,383.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.77
UZS9,851.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.96
UZS12,357.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.65
UZS8,307.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.17
UZS2,222.78
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$3.69
UZS47,372.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$6.91
UZS88,763.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$18,473.32
UZS237,220,577.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$2.69
UZS34,595.02
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$12.72
UZS163,371.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$489.90
UZS6,290,896.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$312.70
UZS4,015,499.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$29.11
UZS373,762.05
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$205.10
UZS2,633,731.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$7,070.48
UZS90,793,861.77
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.72
UZS22,138.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$1.78
UZS22,824.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$43.03
UZS552,578.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$3.47
UZS44,582.27
|
|
pay 92.0% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$32.61
UZS418,733.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$47.09
UZS604,731.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$86.06
UZS1,105,126.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$94.57
UZS1,214,346.32
|
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