Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 3.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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