Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 0.9% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
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Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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