Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 56.1% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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