Austria vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 6.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.5 times more in Austria
Groceries
pay 96.7% more in Austria
Transportation
pay 3.3 times more in Austria
Housing
pay 5.6 times more in Austria
Childcare
pay 23.0 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Austria
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Austria

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

Austria vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.86
LKR838.73
$15.38
€14.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.80
LKR1,990.20
$10.63
€10.19
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
LKR207.08
$3.11
€2.98

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pay 96.7% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
LKR165.03
$2.51
€2.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.21
LKR1,819.38
$8.15
€7.82
Milk (1 gallon) $6.31
LKR1,848.56
$5.62
€5.39

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
LKR1,416.09
$6.30
€6.04
Monthly public transit pass $10.76
LKR3,151.15
$48.89
€46.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,478.81
LKR9,511,728.16
$26,790.93
€25,691.35

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.80
LKR4,041.35
$36.05
€34.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $163.33
LKR47,833.87
$834.31
€800.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $123.34
LKR36,122.09
$704.76
€675.84

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pay 23.0 times more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $26.94
LKR7,889.72
$436.40
€418.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $475.05
LKR139,124.37
$14,173.71
€13,591.98

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
LKR586.40
$4.65
€4.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.35
LKR688.12
$3.63
€3.48
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.91
LKR2,608.58
$6.56
€6.29

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.58
LKR8,661.34
$85.11
€81.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.20
LKR5,623.73
$43.90
€42.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.72
LKR19,246.62
$88.16
€84.54

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