Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.0% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 69.3% more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
|
pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
|
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