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Sri Lanka vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 57.4% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.9% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.73 LKR224.32	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.35 LKR106.15	+119.8%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.48 LKR147.07	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+278.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+81.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.94 LKR597.37	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$2.05 LKR629.94	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$2.40 LKR736.93	+270.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.44 LKR136.48	+55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$2.17 LKR665.91	+918.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.55 LKR168.43	+251.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.45 LKR139.78	+153.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.51 LKR155.98	+199.8%
Average			+202.8%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+216.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	+44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$3.00 LKR921.91	-3.3%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	+84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	+109.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+138.6%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-71.0%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$2.08 LKR639.65	+24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$2.39 LKR735.74	+70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+364.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$3.12 LKR959.48	-3.8%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Egypt	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-24.4%
Average			-32.5%

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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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