Cost of living comparison

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Sri Lanka vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 0.6% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 42.0% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$2.86 LKR839.89	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$6.80 LKR1,992.97	+109.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.71 LKR207.36	+12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.35 LKR103.21	-14.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.56 LKR165.26	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$6.21 LKR1,821.91	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$6.31 LKR1,851.13	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.18 LKR638.73	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.29 LKR672.31	+62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$3.04 LKR890.39	+158.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.44 LKR130.06	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$2.56 LKR751.46	+215.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.50 LKR146.45	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.48 LKR141.37	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.44 LKR129.83	-52.1%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$4.84 LKR1,418.06	+56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$10.76 LKR3,155.53	-11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$32,478.81 LKR9,524,956.22	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$3.09 LKR905.38	-20.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$13.80 LKR4,046.97	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$163.33 LKR47,900.40	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$123.34 LKR36,172.32	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$30.68 LKR8,998.06	-35.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$26.94 LKR7,900.69	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$475.05 LKR139,317.85	-92.2%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$2.00 LKR587.21	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.35 LKR689.08	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$8.91 LKR2,612.21	+309.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$14.75 LKR4,327.04	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$3.23 LKR946.66	+2.3%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$29.58 LKR8,673.39	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$19.20 LKR5,631.55	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$65.72 LKR19,273.39	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$33.57 LKR9,844.38	-48.5%
Average			-28.4%

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