Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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