Sri Lanka vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1404
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$193
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.2
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$3828
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
6.13
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
37
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
16%
🎓 Higher education
58
49
😀 Quality of life
43
25
🏙️ Population
21.4M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($547) is 36% less expensive than in Zambia ($852). Sri Lanka ranked 175th vs 114th for Zambia 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 Zambia. Ranked 100th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.02
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.65%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.11
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.4
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30.1
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Sri Lanka vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K