Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 55.2% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 95.5% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 80.3% more in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Eritrea

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and housing in Eritrea are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

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Eritrea vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 LKR726.11	$21.00 ERN315.00	+857.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	$5.99 ERN89.85	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 LKR270.87	$1.00 ERN15.00	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 LKR101.62	$1.00 ERN15.00	+225.9%
Average			+213.7%

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 LKR164.88	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	$1.50 ERN22.50	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	$6.06 ERN90.85	+21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LKR525.48	$4.38 ERN65.70	+176.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 LKR637.54	$12.17 ERN182.57	+532.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39 LKR790.19	$5.54 ERN83.16	+132.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 LKR110.92	$0.58 ERN8.69	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 LKR546.03	$0.91 ERN13.61	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 LKR195.36	$0.53 ERN7.94	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR150.14	$0.82 ERN12.25	+80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 LKR113.13	$0.42 ERN6.35	+23.9%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 95.5% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	$9.46 ERN141.95	+97.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	$8.00 ERN120.00	+62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,619.96 LKR10M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+125.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 LKR979.01	??
Average			+95.5%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+1126.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	$19.12 ERN286.76	-46.6%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 80.3% more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	$25.00 ERN375.00	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$711.79 LKR236K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	+265.3%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 LKR714.17	$0.60 ERN9.00	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 LKR713.82	$0.80 ERN12.00	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	$27.00 ERN405.00	+179.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	$1.20 ERN18.00	-67.1%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+520.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+812.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+179.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+346.4%
Average			+415.5%

Sri Lanka vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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