Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
$2.26
THB82.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
$7.97
THB292.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
$6.00
THB220.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
$0.79
THB28.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
$4.25
THB155.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
$22.11
THB811.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
$9.24
THB338.86
|
|
pay 84.7% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
$1.87
THB68.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
$1.81
THB66.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
$5.45
THB200.05
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
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