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Sri Lanka vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 25.5% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$3.63 LKR1,121.25	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.90 LKR2,436.18	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.73 LKR225.20	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.35 LKR106.57	-31.4%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.48 LKR147.65	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.72 LKR1,764.95	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$6.01 LKR1,854.87	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.94 LKR599.72	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.05 LKR632.42	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.40 LKR739.83	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.44 LKR137.02	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$2.17 LKR668.54	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.55 LKR169.10	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.45 LKR140.33	-61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.51 LKR156.59	-63.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.12 LKR1,269.87	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$10.74 LKR3,312.79	-22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$24,680.98 LKR7,614,323.25	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$3.00 LKR925.54	+2.6%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$12.84 LKR3,959.91	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$289.17 LKR89,212.31	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$178.38 LKR55,032.97	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$31.64 LKR9,761.22	-68.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$33.87 LKR10,448.03	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$466.09 LKR143,792.13	-97.3%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.08 LKR642.17	+42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.39 LKR738.64	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$9.25 LKR2,854.10	+183.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$15.04 LKR4,638.51	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$3.12 LKR963.26	-58.3%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$25.05 LKR7,728.15	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$17.03 LKR5,252.90	-42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$62.69 LKR19,340.26	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$35.07 LKR10,819.36	-29.4%
Average			-35.9%

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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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