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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.86
|
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.80
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.93
|
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.67
|
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.35
|
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.86
|
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.78
|
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,823.78
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.69
|
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.56
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,022.64
|
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,045.07
|
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.56
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.59
|
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,430.83
|
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.93
|
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.56
|
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.36
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.92
|
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.32
|
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.49
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.46
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.97
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,374.04
|
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
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