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Sri Lanka vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 5.8% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,525	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA529	$0.73 LKR224.32	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA453	$0.35 LKR106.15	-56.9%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA906	$0.48 LKR147.07	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,770	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,164	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,368	$1.94 LKR597.37	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,336	$2.05 LKR629.94	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$2.40 LKR736.93	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$0.44 LKR136.48	-47.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA350	$2.17 LKR665.91	+250.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA419	$0.55 LKR168.43	-26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.45 LKR139.78	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.51 LKR155.98	-24.6%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,337	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.74 LKR3,299.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,633	$3.00 LKR921.91	-63.4%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,537	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119,604	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,575	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-84.5%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA77,218	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-91.9%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA604	$2.08 LKR639.65	+94.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,357	$2.39 LKR735.74	-59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+159.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,858	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-68.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$3.12 LKR959.48	-64.9%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Benin	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,072	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	+91.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	+604.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,698	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-28.4%
Average			+176.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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