Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 15.5% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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