Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 22.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$2.86
LKR832.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$6.80
LKR1,975.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$0.71
LKR205.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.35
LKR102.28
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$0.56
LKR163.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$6.21
LKR1,805.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$6.31
LKR1,834.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$2.18
LKR633.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$2.29
LKR666.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$3.04
LKR882.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.44
LKR128.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$2.56
LKR744.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$0.50
LKR145.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.48
LKR140.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.44
LKR128.66
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$4.84
LKR1,405.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$10.76
LKR3,127.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,439,756.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$3.09
LKR897.28
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$13.80
LKR4,010.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$163.33
LKR47,471.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$123.34
LKR35,848.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$30.68
LKR8,917.57
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$26.94
LKR7,830.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$475.05
LKR138,071.67
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$2.00
LKR581.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.35
LKR682.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$8.91
LKR2,588.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$14.75
LKR4,288.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$3.23
LKR938.19
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$29.58
LKR8,595.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$19.20
LKR5,581.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$65.72
LKR19,100.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$33.57
LKR9,756.32
|
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