Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 32.5% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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