Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 35.1% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 64.2% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 93.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 69.1% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% more for restaurants

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$2.19 LKR726.11	-3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	+106.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.82 LKR270.87	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.31 LKR101.62	-62.3%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.50 LKR164.88	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$1.59 LKR525.48	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$1.92 LKR637.54	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$2.39 LKR790.19	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.33 LKR110.92	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.65 LKR546.03	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.59 LKR195.36	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.45 LKR150.14	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.34 LKR113.13	-47.0%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 64.2% less for transportation

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-86.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$2.96 LKR979.01	-67.2%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-5.4%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 93.1% less for childcare

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$711.79 LKR236K	-93.8%
Average			-93.1%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$2.16 LKR714.17	+115.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.16 LKR713.82	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+651.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	+45.7%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 69.1% less for clothing

	Burma	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-75.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-79.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-74.1%
Average			-69.1%

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