Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 32.2% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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