Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 22.6% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
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