Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 24.4% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 88.7% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$2.19 LKR726.11	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.82 LKR270.87	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.31 LKR101.62	-47.6%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$0.50 LKR164.88	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.59 LKR525.48	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$1.92 LKR637.54	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$2.39 LKR790.19	+196.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.33 LKR110.92	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.65 LKR546.03	+195.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.59 LKR195.36	-5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.45 LKR150.14	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.34 LKR113.13	-50.9%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.92 LKR1,628.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,619.96 LKR10M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.96 LKR979.01
Average			-2.6%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-27.0%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 88.7% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$28.08 LKR9,301.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$711.79 LKR236K	-88.7%
Average			-88.7%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.16 LKR714.17	+2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$2.16 LKR713.82	-15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+254.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	+1.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-37.9%
Average			-23.1%

Swaziland vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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