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Cost of living and expenses in Sri Lanka
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Sri Lanka?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Sri Lanka, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Sri Lanka
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee (LKR). For 10 US dollars you can get 2.9 thousand Sri Lankan rupees. For 100 US dollars you can get 29 thousand Sri Lankan rupees. And the other way around: For 100 Sri Lankan rupees you can get 0.345 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Sri Lanka
What are the different prices in the cities in Sri Lanka? Look here: Prices in cities in Sri Lanka
Prices: Colombo Kalmunai Kandy Galle Matara Negombo Anuradhapura Maharagama Trincomalee Dambulla
fees
$47 ($21 - $101)
77% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$15.5 ($6.9 - $40)
78% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$27 ($12.1 - $52)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$203
96% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$216 ($103 - $414)
88% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$261 ($121 - $517)
89% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Sri Lanka:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.17 (LKR 50)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $6.2 (LKR 1.8K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (LKR 392)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $35.8K (LKR 10.4M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $216 (LKR 62.5K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $120 (LKR 34.8K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $631 (LKR 183K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $261 (LKR 75.7K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $47 (LKR 13.5K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $15.5 (LKR 4.51K)
- numb_34 $5.1 (LKR 1.48K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $27 (LKR 7.93K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $18.6 (LKR 5.39K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $60 (LKR 17.5K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $35 (LKR 10.2K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $38.5K (LKR 11.2M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $30 (LKR 8.55K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.63K (LKR 474K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $559 (LKR 162K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.15K (LKR 334K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $203 (LKR 59K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 18%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.41 (LKR 120)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.34 (LKR 100)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $0.57 (LKR 165)
Price changes in previous years in Sri Lanka
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $122(LKR 35.4K), 2012: $521(LKR 151K), 2013: $389(LKR 113K), 2015: $374(LKR 108K), 2016: $722(LKR 209K), and 2018: $1.14K(LKR 331K)
Have earnings increased in Sri Lanka?
See the average salary in previous years in 2011: $180(LKR 52.3K), 2012: $163(LKR 47.2K), 2013: $163(LKR 47.3K), 2014: $133(LKR 38.6K), 2015: $121(LKR 35.1K), 2016: $131(LKR 37.9K), 2017: $144(LKR 41.7K), and 2018: $153(LKR 44.2K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2011: $23(LKR 6.58K), 2012: $29(LKR 8.38K), 2013: $30(LKR 8.73K), 2014: $27(LKR 7.92K), 2015: $18.9(LKR 5.47K), 2016: $40(LKR 11.5K), 2017: $34(LKR 9.78K), and 2018: $24(LKR 7.01K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2011: $7.6(LKR 2.21K), 2012: $7.2(LKR 2.09K), 2013: $9.5(LKR 2.74K), 2014: $5.6(LKR 1.63K), 2015: $11.9(LKR 3.45K), 2016: $8.7(LKR 2.51K), 2017: $8.7(LKR 2.52K), and 2018: $8.7(LKR 2.52K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Sri Lanka in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $18.9(LKR 5.48K), 2012: $9.5(LKR 2.76K), 2013: $15.2(LKR 4.42K), 2014: $11.4(LKR 3.3K), 2015: $18.5(LKR 5.35K), 2016: $19.6(LKR 5.69K), 2017: $16.3(LKR 4.74K), and 2018: $17.1(LKR 4.95K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
rice
$0.81 ($0.62 - $1)
82% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$1.4 ($0.55 - $2.8)
72% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$27 ($12.1 - $52)
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1 ($0.52 - $2.1)
40% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$2.4 ($1.4 - $4.1)
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$216 ($103 - $414)
88% is less expensive than in United States