Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 36.8% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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