Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 57.2% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 12.7% less in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 47.6% less in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Sri Lanka
- Childcare
-
pay 95.4% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.3% less in Sri Lanka
- Clothing
-
pay 54.5% less in Sri Lanka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of France, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.25
|
$2.86
LKR847.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.59
|
$6.80
LKR2,010.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.66
|
$0.71
LKR209.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.81
|
$0.35
LKR104.12
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.67
|
$0.56
LKR166.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.25
|
$6.21
LKR1,838.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.40
|
$6.31
LKR1,867.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.70
|
$2.18
LKR644.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.68
|
$2.29
LKR678.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.24
|
$3.04
LKR898.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.44
LKR131.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.25
|
$2.56
LKR758.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.44
|
$0.50
LKR147.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.88
|
$0.48
LKR142.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$0.44
LKR130.98
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.07
|
$4.84
LKR1,430.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€49.14
|
$10.76
LKR3,183.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,486.74
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,609,536.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.22
|
$3.09
LKR913.42
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.32
|
$13.80
LKR4,082.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€731.55
|
$163.33
LKR48,325.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€589.38
|
$123.34
LKR36,493.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€136.62
|
$30.68
LKR9,077.96
|
|
pay 95.4% less for childcare
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€673.13
|
$26.94
LKR7,970.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,936.14
|
$475.05
LKR140,554.98
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€6.05
|
$2.00
LKR592.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.94
|
$2.35
LKR695.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.54
|
$8.91
LKR2,635.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€35.02
|
$14.75
LKR4,365.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.80
|
$3.23
LKR955.07
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
|
France
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€87.40
|
$29.58
LKR8,750.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.82
|
$19.20
LKR5,681.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€89.25
|
$65.72
LKR19,444.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€123.75
|
$33.57
LKR9,931.80
|
|
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