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Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 10.4% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 46.3% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 89.0% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.9% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Sri Lanka

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.73 LKR224.32	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.35 LKR106.15	-17.0%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.48 LKR147.07	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.94 LKR597.37	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.05 LKR629.94	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.40 LKR736.93	+121.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.44 LKR136.48	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$2.17 LKR665.91	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.55 LKR168.43	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.45 LKR139.78	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.51 LKR155.98	-36.7%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 46.3% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$3.00 LKR921.91	-85.0%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-46.5%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 89.0% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-92.7%
Average			-89.0%

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pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$2.08 LKR639.65	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$2.39 LKR735.74	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+585.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$3.12 LKR959.48	-72.2%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-39.7%
Average			+3.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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