Sri Lanka vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$208
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.8
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$3828
$1002
😃 Human freedom index
6.11
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
26
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
43
23
🏙️ Population
21.4M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($560) is 16% less expensive than in Uganda ($664). Sri Lanka ranked 171st vs 148th for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Lanka compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 102nd and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Sri Lanka Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.1%
21.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1041
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.71
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.77
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.1
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.67
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$33.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30.9
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4123
$4361

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Cities Comparison in Sri Lanka vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$698
1.68M
Kira Town
$646
317K
Gulu
$594
177K
Kasese
$573
115K
Mbale
$605
96.2K
Jinja
$562
72.9K
Arua
$585
62K
Entebbe
$558
70K
Tororo
$602
41.9K