Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 13.8% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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