Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 17.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 36.3% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,548
|
$2.86
LKR838.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫109,744
|
$6.80
LKR1,989.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,617
|
$0.71
LKR206.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,222
|
$0.35
LKR103.01
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,816
|
$0.56
LKR164.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,070
|
$6.21
LKR1,818.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,085
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫36,929
|
$2.18
LKR637.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,114
|
$2.29
LKR671.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,283
|
$3.04
LKR888.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,774
|
$0.44
LKR129.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,419
|
$2.56
LKR750.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,292
|
$0.50
LKR146.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,034
|
$0.48
LKR141.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,188
|
$0.44
LKR129.58
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,673
|
$4.84
LKR1,415.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫179,718
|
$10.76
LKR3,149.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫895,674,455
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,506,999.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫142,657
|
$3.09
LKR903.67
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫219,551
|
$13.80
LKR4,039.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,511,737
|
$163.33
LKR47,810.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,240,693
|
$123.34
LKR36,104.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,009,134
|
$30.68
LKR8,981.09
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,190,045
|
$26.94
LKR7,885.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫315,962,341
|
$475.05
LKR139,055.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,158
|
$2.00
LKR586.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫39,957
|
$2.35
LKR687.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,004
|
$8.91
LKR2,607.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫558,540
|
$14.75
LKR4,318.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,416
|
$3.23
LKR944.87
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫707,891
|
$29.58
LKR8,657.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫561,156
|
$19.20
LKR5,620.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,009,994
|
$65.72
LKR19,237.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,019,158
|
$33.57
LKR9,825.82
|
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