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Sri Lanka vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 50.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 51.2% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 95.7% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 61.4% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$0.73 LKR224.32	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$0.35 LKR106.15	-82.0%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$0.48 LKR147.07	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$1.94 LKR597.37	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$2.05 LKR629.94	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$2.40 LKR736.93	+293.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.44 LKR136.48	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$2.17 LKR665.91	+125.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$0.55 LKR168.43	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$0.45 LKR139.78	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.51 LKR155.98	-5.9%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-64.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$3.00 LKR921.91	-78.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-88.2%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 95.7% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-97.1%
Average			-95.7%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$2.08 LKR639.65	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$2.39 LKR735.74	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$3.12 LKR959.48	-67.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 61.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-69.6%
Average			-61.4%

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