Cost of living comparison

 Sri Lanka
compared to
 Latvia
Latvia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 5.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Latvia
Groceries
pay 21.0% more in Latvia
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Latvia
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Latvia
Childcare
pay 22.0 times more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 95.7% more in Latvia
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Latvia

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

Latvia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.86
LKR838.73
$10.23
€9.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.80
LKR1,990.20
$7.08
€6.79
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
LKR207.08
$1.37
€1.31

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
LKR165.03
$1.36
€1.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.21
LKR1,819.38
$5.17
€4.96
Milk (1 gallon) $6.31
LKR1,848.56
$4.66
€4.47

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
LKR1,416.09
$6.76
€6.48
Monthly public transit pass $10.76
LKR3,151.15
$39.41
€37.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,478.81
LKR9,511,728.16
$25,606.21
€24,555.25

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.80
LKR4,041.35
$17.22
€16.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $163.33
LKR47,833.87
$467.65
€448.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $123.34
LKR36,122.09
$322.68
€309.44

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pay 22.0 times more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $26.94
LKR7,889.72
$427.69
€410.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $475.05
LKR139,124.37
$13,383.30
€12,834.01

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pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
LKR586.40
$3.87
€3.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.35
LKR688.12
$3.06
€2.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.91
LKR2,608.58
$4.95
€4.74

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.58
LKR8,661.34
$76.51
€73.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.20
LKR5,623.73
$43.17
€41.40
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.72
LKR19,246.62
$84.42
€80.95

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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: January 2025
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