Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 67.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Canada, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$1.75
LKR521.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$4.38
LKR1,308.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.59
LKR175.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.23
LKR69.69
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.52
LKR154.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$4.18
LKR1,248.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$4.78
LKR1,426.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.54
LKR459.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.66
LKR495.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.35
LKR404.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.31
LKR93.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.99
LKR295.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.51
LKR150.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.39
LKR116.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.30
LKR90.28
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$3.78
LKR1,127.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$3.26
LKR973.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,801,672.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$2.65
LKR792.72
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$10.65
LKR3,180.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$140.37
LKR41,926.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$70.41
LKR21,031.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$29.97
LKR8,952.49
|
|
pay 95.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$30.93
LKR9,237.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$751.48
LKR224,458.06
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.66
LKR494.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.50
LKR448.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$5.56
LKR1,660.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$9.58
LKR2,861.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$2.40
LKR718.18
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Canada
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$19.97
LKR5,963.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$13.20
LKR3,943.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$44.09
LKR13,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$26.84
LKR8,016.38
|
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