Cost of living comparison

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Sri Lanka vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 16.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 5.2% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 80.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Sri Lanka

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.73 LKR224.32	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.35 LKR106.15	-61.0%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.48 LKR147.07	-28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.94 LKR597.37	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.05 LKR629.94	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.40 LKR736.93	+32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.44 LKR136.48	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.17 LKR665.91	+574.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.55 LKR168.43	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.45 LKR139.78	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.51 LKR155.98	-31.3%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.74 LKR3,299.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+105.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$3.00 LKR921.91	-72.1%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 80.6% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-71.3%
Average			-80.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$33.87 LKR10,407.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$466.09 LKR143,227.52

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.08 LKR639.65	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.39 LKR735.74	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+208.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.12 LKR959.48
Average			+53.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+150.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	+112.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	+213.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-29.9%
Average			+111.7%

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