Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 50.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK128.87
|
$2.86
LKR838.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK102.23
|
$6.80
LKR1,989.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.07
|
$0.71
LKR206.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.85
|
$0.35
LKR103.01
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK26.88
|
$0.56
LKR164.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.06
|
$6.21
LKR1,818.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK58.77
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK40.44
|
$2.18
LKR637.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK50.57
|
$2.29
LKR671.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.88
|
$3.04
LKR888.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.42
|
$0.44
LKR129.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.27
|
$2.56
LKR750.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.70
|
$0.50
LKR146.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.28
|
$0.48
LKR141.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.44
LKR129.58
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK71.75
|
$4.84
LKR1,415.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK736.43
|
$10.76
LKR3,149.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK290,347.76
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,506,999.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK232.11
|
$3.09
LKR903.67
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK327.51
|
$13.80
LKR4,039.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,885.66
|
$163.33
LKR47,810.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,938.11
|
$123.34
LKR36,104.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK836.66
|
$30.68
LKR8,981.09
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,322.21
|
$26.94
LKR7,885.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK33,908.10
|
$475.05
LKR139,055.20
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK71.82
|
$2.00
LKR586.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.93
|
$2.35
LKR687.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK69.30
|
$8.91
LKR2,607.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK418.47
|
$14.75
LKR4,318.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK153.95
|
$3.23
LKR944.87
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK855.30
|
$29.58
LKR8,657.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK384.53
|
$19.20
LKR5,620.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK912.89
|
$65.72
LKR19,237.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,353.18
|
$33.57
LKR9,825.82
|
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