Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 71.6% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 49.3% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 81.1% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 95.5% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% less for restaurants

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.02 CA$24.10	$2.19 LKR726.11	-87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 CA$14.58	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.84	$0.82 LKR270.87	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 CA$2.32	$0.31 LKR101.62	-81.3%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 49.3% less for groceries

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CA$3.56	$0.50 LKR164.88	-80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 CA$7.37	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 CA$11.44	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 CA$4.95	$1.59 LKR525.48	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 CA$7.62	$1.92 LKR637.54	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.54	$2.39 LKR790.19	+32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CA$0.90	$0.33 LKR110.92	-47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CA$2.34	$1.65 LKR546.03	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.50	$0.59 LKR195.36	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.63	$0.45 LKR150.14	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.53	$0.34 LKR113.13	-68.5%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CA$6.33	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.05 CA$92.09	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	$29,619.96 LKR10M	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.38 CA$21.77	$2.96 LKR979.01	-80.8%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 81.1% less for housing

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.08 CA$80.80	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.92 CA$155.62	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-67.5%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 95.5% less for childcare

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	$711.79 LKR236K	-94.9%
Average			-95.5%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.10 CA$7.22	$2.16 LKR714.17	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 CA$5.19	$2.16 LKR713.82	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.41 CA$18.98	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.22 CA$59.77	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-77.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.12 CA$15.74	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-67.2%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Canada	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.28 CA$75.43	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.15 CA$56.84	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.30 CA$122.18	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.70 CA$141.15	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-66.3%
Average			-56.0%

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