Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR832.38
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,975.14
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.51
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.28
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.78
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,805.62
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,834.57
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.02
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR666.30
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR882.43
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.89
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR744.74
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.14
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.11
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.66
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,405.37
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,127.30
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,439,756.68
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR897.28
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,010.77
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,471.93
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,848.76
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,917.57
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,830.02
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,071.67
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR581.96
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR682.92
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,588.84
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,288.33
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR938.19
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,595.81
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,581.18
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,100.99
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,756.32
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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