Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 50.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.2% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 10.9% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% less in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% less in Sri Lanka
- Childcare
-
pay 95.2% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% less in Sri Lanka
- Clothing
-
pay 54.4% less in Sri Lanka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,861.38
|
$2.86
LKR846.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,529.24
|
$6.80
LKR2,009.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,002.75
|
$0.71
LKR209.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC743.89
|
$0.35
LKR104.04
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.89
|
$0.56
LKR166.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,876.61
|
$6.21
LKR1,836.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,479.13
|
$6.31
LKR1,866.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,602.04
|
$2.18
LKR643.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,980.43
|
$2.29
LKR677.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC892.43
|
$3.04
LKR897.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC307.67
|
$0.44
LKR131.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC606.66
|
$2.56
LKR757.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC609.28
|
$0.50
LKR147.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC545.77
|
$0.48
LKR142.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC555.45
|
$0.44
LKR130.87
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,806.40
|
$4.84
LKR1,429.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,437.54
|
$10.76
LKR3,180.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,487,364.97
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,601,668.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,791.37
|
$3.09
LKR912.67
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,188.91
|
$13.80
LKR4,079.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC388,035.38
|
$163.33
LKR48,286.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC273,059.59
|
$123.34
LKR36,463.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,042.58
|
$30.68
LKR9,070.53
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC258,877.67
|
$26.94
LKR7,964.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,479,982.83
|
$475.05
LKR140,439.89
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,360.13
|
$2.00
LKR591.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,822.50
|
$2.35
LKR694.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,285.36
|
$8.91
LKR2,633.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,655.13
|
$14.75
LKR4,361.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,302.05
|
$3.23
LKR954.28
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,579.25
|
$29.58
LKR8,743.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,213.88
|
$19.20
LKR5,676.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,053.23
|
$65.72
LKR19,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,485.54
|
$33.57
LKR9,923.66
|
|
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