Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 52.4% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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