Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 53.0% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 59.3% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Sri Lanka

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 51.8% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.41	$2.19 LKR726.11	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.42	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.95	$0.82 LKR270.87	+134.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.25	$0.31 LKR101.62	+107.1%
Average			+51.8%

Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.3% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.92	$0.50 LKR164.88	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.35	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT335.71	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	+83.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.33	$1.59 LKR525.48	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.80	$1.92 LKR637.54	+72.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.13	$2.39 LKR790.19	+117.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.55	$0.33 LKR110.92	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.38	$1.65 LKR546.03	+70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.97	$0.59 LKR195.36	+107.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.79	$0.45 LKR150.14	+232.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.05	$0.34 LKR113.13	+35.5%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.43	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,750.20	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.05	$2.96 LKR979.01	-24.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,639.06	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,959.02	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	+182.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,081.67	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	+191.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,609.85	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	+68.9%
Average			+154.0%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,352.48	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$711.79 LKR236K	-39.8%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.27	$2.16 LKR714.17	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT206.95	$2.16 LKR713.82	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.04	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+259.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,616.26	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.38	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-1.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,068.20	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,209.46	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,344.21	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	+103.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,730.68	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	+11.0%
Average			+21.0%

Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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