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Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 62.9% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.1% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 32.5% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 42.6% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 42.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.5% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Sri Lanka

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.1% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.63 PKR454.60	$2.86 LKR843.94	+75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 PKR1,030.32	$6.80 LKR2,002.57	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 PKR83.01	$0.71 LKR208.36	+137.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 PKR56.74	$0.35 LKR103.70	+72.6%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR151.55	$0.56 LKR166.06	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 PKR689.04	$6.21 LKR1,830.69	+150.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.74 PKR762.49	$6.31 LKR1,860.05	+130.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR321.19	$2.18 LKR641.81	+88.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR344.30	$2.29 LKR675.55	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR129.63	$3.04 LKR894.68	+551.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR77.86	$0.44 LKR130.68	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 PKR89.33	$2.56 LKR755.08	+698.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.84	$0.50 LKR147.15	+117.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.59	$0.48 LKR142.05	+188.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.36	$0.44 LKR130.45	+100.8%
Average			+197.6%

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pay 32.5% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,032.61	$4.84 LKR1,424.89	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.71 PKR1,868.21	$10.76 LKR3,170.74	+60.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,760.96 PKR5,221,658.94	$32,478.81 LKR9,570,859.10	+73.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.64 PKR1,291.37	$3.09 LKR909.74	-33.5%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 42.6% more for housing

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.82 PKR3,846.80	$13.80 LKR4,066.47	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.73 PKR24,696.05	$163.33 LKR48,131.24	+84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.29 PKR14,553.48	$123.34 LKR36,346.64	+135.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.51 PKR16,840.26	$30.68 LKR9,041.42	-49.3%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.35 PKR9,560.78	$26.94 LKR7,938.76	-21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,271.23 PKR353,815.48	$475.05 LKR139,989.25	-62.6%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 PKR507.78	$2.00 LKR590.04	+9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 PKR416.29	$2.35 LKR692.40	+57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 PKR526.21	$8.91 LKR2,624.80	+371.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.72 PKR3,539.84	$14.75 LKR4,347.89	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.87 PKR1,077.34	$3.23 LKR951.22	-16.6%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 PKR3,948.50	$29.58 LKR8,715.19	+108.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 PKR6,094.20	$19.20 LKR5,658.69	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.34 PKR17,073.75	$65.72 LKR19,366.27	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.94 PKR8,054.47	$33.57 LKR9,891.82	+16.0%
Average			+29.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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