Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 41.6% cheaper than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower 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. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 58.2% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$2.19 LKR728.32	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$6.20 LKR2,058.37	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$0.82 LKR271.69	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$0.31 LKR101.93	-54.3%
Average			-58.2%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$0.50 LKR165.38	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$5.10 LKR1,694.51	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$5.00 LKR1,661.40	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$1.59 LKR527.08	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$1.92 LKR639.48	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$2.39 LKR792.60	+428.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.33 LKR111.26	-63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$1.65 LKR547.70	+89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$0.59 LKR195.96	-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.45 LKR150.60	+44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$0.34 LKR113.47	+45.6%
Average			+12.9%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$4.79 LKR1,590.76	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$4.92 LKR1,632.96	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$2.96 LKR981.99	-31.3%
Average			-37.0%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.0% less for housing

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$16.30 LKR5,415.90	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$251.30 LKR83,483.87	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$143.93 LKR47,814.11	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$35.77 LKR11,883.29	-73.4%
Average			-49.0%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$28.08 LKR9,329.62	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$711.79 LKR236K	-86.9%
Average			-87.1%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$2.16 LKR716.34	+44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$2.16 LKR715.99	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$9.91 LKR3,293.40	+192.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$9.67 LKR3,212.14	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$3.64 LKR1,209.92	-43.5%
Average			-19.7%

Moldova vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Moldova	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$21.76 LKR7,229.41	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$13.15 LKR4,367.77	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$71.61 LKR23,788.43	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$33.60 LKR11,162.83	-49.5%
Average			-51.4%

Moldova 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 November 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Moldova vs. Sri Lanka

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Sri Lanka?

Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics

Be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed in Sri Lanka

Size Comparison · See true size

Moldova is about 1.9 times smaller than Sri Lanka.

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

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Moldova vs.

United Kingdom

Moldova vs.

Russia

Moldova vs.

Romania

Moldova vs.

Italy

Moldova vs.

Ukraine

Moldova vs.

United States

Moldova vs.

Germany

Moldova vs.

Portugal

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Chisinau 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 Moldova

Add prices for Sri Lanka

Ask the Elsewhere Community

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