Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 35.8% cheaper than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 50.7% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$2.19 LKR726.11	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.20 LKR2,052.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.82 LKR270.87	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.31 LKR101.62	-64.1%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$0.50 LKR164.88	+45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+198.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$1.59 LKR525.48	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$1.92 LKR637.54	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$2.39 LKR790.19	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.33 LKR110.92	-65.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.65 LKR546.03	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.59 LKR195.36	-46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.45 LKR150.14	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.34 LKR113.13	-52.7%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-94.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	+151.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$2.96 LKR979.01	-23.0%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	+68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	+9.6%
Average			-50.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$28.08 LKR9,301.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$711.79 LKR236K

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.16 LKR714.17	+68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.16 LKR713.82	+152.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+910.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$9.67 LKR3,202.38
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.64 LKR1,206.25
Average			+183.4%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Chad	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	+67.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-60.6%
Average			-31.8%

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