Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 29.3% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 57.7% less in Sri Lanka

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

Planning a move to Sri Lanka? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Sri Lanka vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.19 LKR726.11	-70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.82 LKR270.87	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.31 LKR101.62	-80.6%
Average			-59.6%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.50 LKR164.88	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.59 LKR525.48	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$1.92 LKR637.54	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$2.39 LKR790.19	+159.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.33 LKR110.92	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.65 LKR546.03	+101.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.59 LKR195.36	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.45 LKR150.14	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.34 LKR113.13	-22.2%
Average			+14.3%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$29,619.96 LKR10M	+1024.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.96 LKR979.01
Average			+121.8%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 82.5% more for housing

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	+145.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	+77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	+53.8%
Average			+82.5%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	+315.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$711.79 LKR236K	+426.7%
Average			+367.9%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$2.16 LKR714.17	-61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.16 LKR713.82	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+486.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	+7.8%
Average			-27.9%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.7% less for clothing

	Gambia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-70.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-61.4%
Average			-57.7%

Gambia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Gambia vs. Sri Lanka

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Sri Lanka?

Quality of Life Comparison · 23 statistics

Make 5.4 times more money in Sri Lanka

Size Comparison · See true size

Gambia is about 6 times smaller than Sri Lanka.

Moving from Gambia to Sri Lanka · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Gambia vs.

Nigeria

Gambia vs.

United States

Gambia vs.

Italy

Gambia vs.

Spain

Gambia vs.

Germany

Gambia vs.

United Kingdom

Gambia vs.

Cote d'Ivoire

Gambia vs.

Senegal

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Banjul vs. Colombo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Gambia

Add prices for Sri Lanka

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sri Lanka or Gambia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.