Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 44.8% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 42.7% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 92.4% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 53.3% less in Sri Lanka

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

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Sri Lanka vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.78	$2.19 LKR725.42	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.39	$6.20 LKR2,050.17	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.93	$0.82 LKR270.61	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.49	$0.31 LKR101.53	-80.5%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.23	$0.50 LKR164.73	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.92	$5.10 LKR1,687.76	+35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.55	$5.00 LKR1,654.78	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.87	$1.59 LKR524.98	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.82	$1.92 LKR636.94	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.43	$2.39 LKR789.44	+367.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.20	$0.33 LKR110.82	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.10	$1.65 LKR545.51	+153.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.22	$0.59 LKR195.18	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.68	$0.45 LKR150.00	+28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.71	$0.34 LKR113.02	-5.1%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON31.21	$4.79 LKR1,584.42	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON111.41	$4.92 LKR1,626.45	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON129K	$29,619.96 LKR10M	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.66	$2.96 LKR978.08	-55.5%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 42.7% less for housing

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.80	$16.30 LKR5,394.32	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,771.66	$251.30 LKR83,151.22	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,340.48	$143.93 LKR47,623.59	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON510.63	$35.77 LKR11,835.94	-66.6%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 92.4% less for childcare

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,300.77	$28.08 LKR9,292.44	-94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,958.42	$711.79 LKR236K	-90.0%
Average			-92.4%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.39	$2.16 LKR713.49	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.66	$2.16 LKR713.14	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.24	$9.91 LKR3,280.27	+73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON184.56	$9.67 LKR3,199.34	-75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON34.00	$3.64 LKR1,205.10	-48.9%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 53.3% less for clothing

	Romania	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON295.50	$21.76 LKR7,200.60	-64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON169.34	$13.15 LKR4,350.36	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON367.84	$71.61 LKR23,693.64	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON405.99	$33.60 LKR11,118.35	-60.6%
Average			-53.3%

Romania vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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