Cost of living comparison

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Haiti vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Groceries
pay 80.2% more in Haiti
Transportation
pay 60.3% more in Haiti
Housing
pay 4.7 times more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.5% more in Haiti
Clothing
pay 5.7 times more in Haiti

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Haiti are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, clothing, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Haiti.

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Haiti vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.19
LKR726.11
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.20
LKR2,052.12
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
LKR270.87
??
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pay 80.2% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.50
LKR164.88
$2.67
HTG350.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
LKR1,689.36
$3.07
HTG402.90
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
LKR1,656.35
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
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pay 60.3% more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
LKR1,585.93
$4.28
HTG560.83
Monthly public transit pass $4.92
LKR1,628.00
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,619.96
LKR10M
??
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pay 4.7 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $16.30
LKR5,399.45
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $251.30
LKR83,230.31
$909.78
HTG119K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $143.93
LKR47,668.88
$889.79
HTG117K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.08
LKR9,301.28
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $711.79
LKR236K
??
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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.16
LKR714.17
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
LKR713.82
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.91
LKR3,283.39
$1.53
HTG200.29
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pay 5.7 times more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.76
LKR7,207.45
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $13.15
LKR4,354.50
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.61
LKR23,716.18
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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