Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 63.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
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