Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 14.8% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 24.0% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$2.86 LKR850.41	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$6.80 LKR2,017.93	+63.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.71 LKR209.96	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.35 LKR104.50	-25.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.56 LKR167.33	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$6.21 LKR1,844.73	+209.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$6.31 LKR1,874.31	+76.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$2.18 LKR646.73	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.29 LKR680.73	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$3.04 LKR901.54	+630.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.44 LKR131.69	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$2.56 LKR760.87	+571.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.50 LKR148.28	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.48 LKR143.14	+69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.44 LKR131.45	+74.1%
Average			+146.6%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.84 LKR1,435.82	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$10.76 LKR3,195.05	+7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$32,478.81 LKR9,644,245.29	+50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$3.09 LKR916.71	-72.6%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 24.0% less for housing

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$13.80 LKR4,097.65	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$163.33 LKR48,500.29	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$123.34 LKR36,625.34	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$30.68 LKR9,110.75	-20.4%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$26.94 LKR7,999.64	-41.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$475.05 LKR141,062.64	-77.9%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$2.00 LKR594.57	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.35 LKR697.71	+135.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$8.91 LKR2,644.92	+244.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$14.75 LKR4,381.23	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$3.23 LKR958.51	+21.0%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Syria	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$29.58 LKR8,782.01	+36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$19.20 LKR5,702.08	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$65.72 LKR19,514.77	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$33.57 LKR9,967.67	-51.1%
Average			-14.0%

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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: April 2025

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