Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 46.5% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.25
ZWL1,692.36
|
$1.37
Rs210.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
ZWL1,913.98
|
$3.93
Rs603.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
ZWL368.02
|
$0.51
Rs78.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
ZWL268.63
|
$0.24
Rs36.35
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
ZWL338.88
|
$0.37
Rs56.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
ZWL1,127.38
|
$6.01
Rs922.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
ZWL2,341.17
|
$3.69
Rs567.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
ZWL689.47
|
$1.11
Rs170.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
ZWL1,194.11
|
$1.38
Rs212.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
ZWL502.16
|
$0.92
Rs141.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ZWL316.10
|
$0.31
Rs48.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL361.12
|
$0.78
Rs120.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.85
|
$0.34
Rs52.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL226.77
|
$0.45
Rs68.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.86
|
$0.39
Rs60.18
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.86
ZWL1,568.02
|
$2.67
Rs410.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,670.65
|
$6.71
Rs1,030.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
ZWL9,348,295.32
|
$25,186.16
Rs3,868,593.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.32
ZWL3,971.41
|
$2.48
Rs380.21
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.71
ZWL26,341.01
|
$15.92
Rs2,444.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.90
ZWL76,367.44
|
$200.76
Rs30,836.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.33
ZWL59,098.42
|
$105.70
Rs16,236.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.30
ZWL23,952.53
|
$26.71
Rs4,103.14
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.07
ZWL90,925.94
|
$27.38
Rs4,205.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,528.57
ZWL3,071,582.75
|
$877.29
Rs134,752.11
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.53
|
$1.63
Rs250.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.56
ZWL826.03
|
$1.79
Rs275.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.71
|
$6.58
Rs1,011.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.57
ZWL12,433.69
|
$14.57
Rs2,237.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
ZWL2,578.84
|
$2.87
Rs440.41
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.12
ZWL12,932.58
|
$22.07
Rs3,389.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.38
ZWL12,370.37
|
$15.83
Rs2,430.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.69
ZWL20,852.34
|
$41.48
Rs6,371.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.26
ZWL23,293.99
|
$29.26
Rs4,494.95
|
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