Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 22.7% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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