Cost of living comparison

Denmark

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 74.9% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 72.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 79.0% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 92.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 71.5% less in Sri Lanka

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

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Sri Lanka vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.3% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.73 DKK138.31	$2.19 LKR725.42	-89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 DKK91.67	$6.20 LKR2,050.17	-54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.88 DKK25.88	$0.82 LKR270.61	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.06 DKK20.42	$0.31 LKR101.53	-90.0%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 DKK22.57	$0.50 LKR164.73	-85.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 DKK47.41	$5.10 LKR1,687.76	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 DKK50.87	$5.00 LKR1,654.78	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.86 DKK32.43	$1.59 LKR524.98	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 DKK36.69	$1.92 LKR636.94	-65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 DKK9.24	$2.39 LKR789.44	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 DKK8.91	$0.33 LKR110.82	-74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 DKK10.81	$1.65 LKR545.51	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 DKK13.69	$0.59 LKR195.18	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.41	$0.45 LKR150.00	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 DKK5.75	$0.34 LKR113.02	-60.3%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 72.5% less for transportation

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.78 DKK58.59	$4.79 LKR1,584.42	-45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.81 DKK605.94	$4.92 LKR1,626.45	-94.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,082.02 DKK327K	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.81 DKK145.51	$2.96 LKR978.08	-86.4%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 79.0% less for housing

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 DKK257.08	$16.30 LKR5,394.32	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	$251.30 LKR83,151.22	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	$143.93 LKR47,623.59	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.64 DKK991.82	$35.77 LKR11,835.94	-75.9%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 92.6% less for childcare

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	$28.08 LKR9,292.44	-94.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	$711.79 LKR236K	-89.4%
Average			-92.6%

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pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.87 DKK52.52	$2.16 LKR713.49	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 DKK41.75	$2.16 LKR713.14	-65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.31 DKK62.10	$9.91 LKR3,280.27	+6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.88 DKK292.77	$9.67 LKR3,199.34	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.38 DKK122.64	$3.64 LKR1,205.10	-80.2%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 71.5% less for clothing

	Denmark	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.11 DKK701.32	$21.76 LKR7,200.60	-79.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DKK304.27	$13.15 LKR4,350.36	-71.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.67 DKK825.17	$71.61 LKR23,693.64	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	$33.60 LKR11,118.35	-80.9%
Average			-71.5%

Denmark vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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