Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 13.4% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,464.33
|
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,283.78
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,168.15
|
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.63
|
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
|
pay 94.6% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,075.29
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,873.71
|
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,036.04
|
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,212.41
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,488.95
|
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,380.86
|
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,848.22
|
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,353.33
|
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,304.43
|
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.24
|
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.09
|
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,357.46
|
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,736.13
|
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,147,083.50
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,584.31
|
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,320.95
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,288,947.43
|
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,014,254.95
|
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,646.26
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,632,915.34
|
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,765,732.78
|
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
|
pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,970.32
|
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,131.58
|
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,817.49
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,407.57
|
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,568.46
|
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
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pay 39.1% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,603.36
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,544.54
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,104,783.81
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,213,970.10
|
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
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