Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 41.8% more expensive than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.9% more in Sri Lanka
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Sri Lanka
- Transportation
-
pay 39.0% more in Sri Lanka
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% more in Sri Lanka
- Childcare
-
pay 60.7% less in Sri Lanka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.6% more in Sri Lanka
- Clothing
-
pay 16.1% more in Sri Lanka
The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in India. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of India, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.28
|
$2.86
LKR850.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹333.79
|
$6.80
LKR2,017.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.89
|
$0.71
LKR209.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.21
|
$0.35
LKR104.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.40
|
$0.56
LKR167.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹217.12
|
$6.21
LKR1,844.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹218.92
|
$6.31
LKR1,874.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.33
|
$2.18
LKR646.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.83
|
$2.29
LKR680.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.56
|
$3.04
LKR901.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.74
|
$0.44
LKR131.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.72
|
$2.56
LKR760.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.64
|
$0.50
LKR148.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.98
|
$0.48
LKR143.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.05
|
$0.44
LKR131.45
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹394.85
|
$4.84
LKR1,435.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹865.88
|
$10.76
LKR3,195.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,156,834.81
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,644,245.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹251.35
|
$3.09
LKR916.71
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹631.65
|
$13.80
LKR4,097.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,807.64
|
$163.33
LKR48,500.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,726.07
|
$123.34
LKR36,625.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,563.22
|
$30.68
LKR9,110.75
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,766.45
|
$26.94
LKR7,999.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹133,899.86
|
$475.05
LKR141,062.64
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹157.03
|
$2.00
LKR594.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹135.69
|
$2.35
LKR697.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹307.08
|
$8.91
LKR2,644.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,311.22
|
$14.75
LKR4,381.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹286.72
|
$3.23
LKR958.51
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,054.68
|
$29.58
LKR8,782.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,169.25
|
$19.20
LKR5,702.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,559.49
|
$65.72
LKR19,514.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,661.38
|
$33.57
LKR9,967.67
|
|
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