Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 53.0% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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