Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 45.6% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 48.2% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 65.0% less in Sri Lanka

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

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Sri Lanka vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$2.19 LKR726.11	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$0.82 LKR270.87	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$0.31 LKR101.62	-80.5%
Average			-64.3%

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pay about the same for groceries

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$0.50 LKR164.88	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$1.59 LKR525.48	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$1.92 LKR637.54	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$2.39 LKR790.19	+326.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$0.33 LKR110.92	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$1.65 LKR546.03	+130.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$0.59 LKR195.36	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.45 LKR150.14	+9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.34 LKR113.13	+5.4%

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pay 48.2% less for transportation

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$2.96 LKR979.01	-67.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-72.6%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$711.79 LKR236K	-90.1%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$2.16 LKR714.17	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$2.16 LKR713.82	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+128.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-66.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-34.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 65.0% less for clothing

	Serbia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-71.4%
Average			-65.0%

Serbia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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