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Sri Lanka vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 20.8% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$0.73 LKR224.32	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$0.35 LKR106.15	-39.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$0.48 LKR147.07	-78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.22	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.98	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.84	$1.94 LKR597.37	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.23	$2.05 LKR629.94	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$2.40 LKR736.93	+203.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$0.44 LKR136.48	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$2.17 LKR665.91	+355.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$0.55 LKR168.43	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.45 LKR139.78	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.51 LKR155.98	+32.5%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.11	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.31	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-33.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.16	$3.00 LKR921.91	-83.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.98	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.88	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.48	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-14.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.33	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-91.2%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.43	$2.08 LKR639.65	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$2.39 LKR735.74	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.49	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.07	$3.12 LKR959.48	-42.0%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Peru	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.29	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.42	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.04	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.06	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-49.1%
Average			-35.0%

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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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