Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. China
  4. Comparison
LKR
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 3.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.

If you lived in China instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
local_dining

pay 50.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.29
Rs198.86
$3.38
CN¥22.94
+161.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.98
Rs611.87
$5.09
CN¥34.49
+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
Rs79.02
$0.50
CN¥3.37
-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.26
Rs39.95
$0.31
CN¥2.09
+18.4%
Average +50.9%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 51.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.42
Rs64.37
$1.67
CN¥11.34
+299.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.42
Rs985.66
$6.37
CN¥43.23
-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
Rs649.53
$7.30
CN¥49.52
+72.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.22
Rs186.77
$1.88
CN¥12.72
+54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.46
Rs224.44
$1.90
CN¥12.89
+30.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.90
Rs137.99
$0.88
CN¥5.94
-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.35
Rs53.37
$0.56
CN¥3.82
+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.76
Rs117.35
$0.85
CN¥5.77
+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.37
Rs57.47
$0.59
CN¥4.00
+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.56
Rs86.04
$0.44
CN¥2.97
-21.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.44
Rs68.23
$0.44
CN¥2.98
-1.2%
Average +51.0%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 56.0% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.91
Rs446.87
$3.98
CN¥27.02
+37.0%
Monthly public transit pass $7.25
Rs1,113.66
$17.52
CN¥118.82
+141.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,277.13
Rs4,343,367.51
$20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $2.39
Rs366.66
$4.09
CN¥27.77
+71.5%
Average +56.0%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 52.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.01
Rs3,073.90
$13.68
CN¥92.76
-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $209.00
Rs32,102.99
$374.47
CN¥2,539.80
+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $113.78
Rs17,477.17
$233.99
CN¥1,587.05
+105.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $25.76
Rs3,956.26
$40.53
CN¥274.86
+57.3%
Average +52.6%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 13.7 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $38.63
Rs5,933.95
$428.59
CN¥2,906.85
+1009.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $991.31
Rs152,265.39
$16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
+1533.3%
Average +1271.3%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.60
Rs245.68
$1.02
CN¥6.89
-36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
Rs308.84
$3.84
CN¥26.06
+91.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.30
Rs1,121.77
$3.18
CN¥21.54
-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $18.27
Rs2,806.57
$40.09
CN¥271.89
+119.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.06
Rs470.49
$6.20
CN¥42.03
+102.3%
Average +44.0%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.4 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $23.70
Rs3,640.47
$64.09
CN¥434.70
+170.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.54
Rs2,693.94
$37.80
CN¥256.39
+115.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $45.36
Rs6,967.55
$91.61
CN¥621.35
+102.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $31.33
Rs4,811.82
$84.88
CN¥575.66
+170.9%
Average +139.7%
Sri Lanka vs. China - Cost of clothing
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