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Sri Lanka vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 61.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 55.9% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 76.3% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 95.9% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.73 LKR224.32	-70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.35 LKR106.15	-82.5%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.48 LKR147.07	-75.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$1.94 LKR597.37	-71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$2.05 LKR629.94	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$2.40 LKR736.93	+76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.44 LKR136.48	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$2.17 LKR665.91	+62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.55 LKR168.43	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.45 LKR139.78	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.51 LKR155.98	-25.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 55.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-90.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$3.00 LKR921.91	-79.4%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 76.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-71.1%
Average			-76.3%

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pay 95.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-95.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-96.2%
Average			-95.9%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$2.08 LKR639.65	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$2.39 LKR735.74	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$3.12 LKR959.48	-72.9%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-76.0%
Average			-62.0%

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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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