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Sri Lanka vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 4.9% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% more in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$0.73 LKR224.32	+61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.35 LKR106.15	+8.2%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$0.48 LKR147.07	-61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+121.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$1.94 LKR597.37	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$2.05 LKR629.94	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$2.40 LKR736.93	+68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.44 LKR136.48	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$2.17 LKR665.91	+212.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.55 LKR168.43	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$0.45 LKR139.78	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$0.51 LKR155.98	-48.8%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-66.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$3.00 LKR921.91	-72.4%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	+29.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-67.8%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$2.08 LKR639.65	+131.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$2.39 LKR735.74	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+496.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$3.12 LKR959.48	-47.4%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-38.0%
Average			-5.8%

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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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