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
BDT160.55
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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