Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 31.3% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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