Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 72.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Norway, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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