Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 0.8% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
|
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