Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 8.2% cheaper than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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