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Sri Lanka vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 65.9% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 72.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 79.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 97.8% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 60.7% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.73 LKR224.32	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.35 LKR106.15	-70.1%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$0.48 LKR147.07	-79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$1.94 LKR597.37	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$2.05 LKR629.94	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$2.40 LKR736.93	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.44 LKR136.48	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$2.17 LKR665.91	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$0.55 LKR168.43	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$0.45 LKR139.78	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$0.51 LKR155.98	-48.0%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 72.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-82.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$3.00 LKR921.91	-69.2%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 79.8% less for housing

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-72.8%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 97.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-97.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-98.4%
Average			-97.8%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$2.08 LKR639.65	-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$2.39 LKR735.74	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-87.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$3.12 LKR959.48	-73.1%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 60.7% less for clothing

	Singapore	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-60.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-72.2%
Average			-60.7%

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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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