Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$205
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$249
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$4516
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
6.11
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
77.5
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
21
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
54
50
😀 Quality of life
49
28
🏙️ Population
21.9M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($565) is 36% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($876). Sri Lanka ranked 173rd vs 116th for Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe. Ranked 90th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.2
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.29%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.03
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.98
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.72
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.2
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$504
$8189

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Cities Comparison in Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1021
2.15M
Masvingo
$873
1.64M
Bulawayo
$658
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$755
225K
Gweru
$587
141K
Kadoma
$761
116K
Kwekwe
$716
93.1K
Marondera
$779
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$650
56.8K