Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 45.8% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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