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Sri Lanka vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 42.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 32.6% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.73 LKR224.32	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.35 LKR106.15	+140.4%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$0.48 LKR147.07	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+205.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.94 LKR597.37	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$2.05 LKR629.94	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$2.40 LKR736.93	+222.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.44 LKR136.48	+32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$2.17 LKR665.91	+662.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.55 LKR168.43	+334.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.45 LKR139.78	+141.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.51 LKR155.98	+172.4%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+202.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	+66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$3.00 LKR921.91	+12.8%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 32.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+65.4%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-78.9%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$2.08 LKR639.65	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$2.39 LKR735.74	+48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+345.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$3.12 LKR959.48	-16.5%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-43.1%
Average			-44.6%

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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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