Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 37.8% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
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