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Sri Lanka vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 53.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 64.0% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 94.3% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 55.4% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$0.73 LKR224.32	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.35 LKR106.15	-78.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$0.48 LKR147.07	-81.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+27.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$1.94 LKR597.37	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$2.05 LKR629.94	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$2.40 LKR736.93	+34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.44 LKR136.48	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$2.17 LKR665.91	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$0.55 LKR168.43	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.45 LKR139.78	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.51 LKR155.98	-53.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-80.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$3.00 LKR921.91	-80.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 64.0% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-50.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 94.3% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-93.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-95.1%
Average			-94.3%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.08 LKR639.65	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$2.39 LKR735.74	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$3.12 LKR959.48	-65.7%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-44.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-62.5%
Average			-56.5%

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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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