Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $470 (excluding rent), and $535 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,294 (excluding rent), and $1,172 including rent.
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.65 LKR 512
$8.27 LKR 2,569
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.79 LKR 5,218
$50.4 LKR 15.7K
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.99 LKR 1,861
$9.98 LKR 3,101
Cappuccino
$1.16 LKR 360
$3.98 LKR 1,236
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 LKR 150
$1.29 LKR 402
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 LKR 97.7
$0.88 LKR 273
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.53 LKR 477
$3.40 LKR 1,058
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 LKR 744
$6.85 LKR 2,129
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.34 LKR 105
$0.61 LKR 188
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 LKR 87.1
$0.71 LKR 219
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.32 LKR 100
$1.18 LKR 368
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.06 LKR 329
$1.47 LKR 457
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.7K LKR 5.8M
$34.0K LKR 10.6M
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.7K LKR 8.3M
$50.1K LKR 15.6M
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.04 LKR 10.3K
$99.1 LKR 30.8K
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.64 LKR 820
$6.78 LKR 2,106
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.51 LKR 2,644
$40.85 LKR 12.7K
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.87 LKR 3,688
$67.8 LKR 21.1K
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$6.72 LKR 2,090
$43.69 LKR 13.6K
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$33.42 LKR 10.4K
$117 LKR 36.4K
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$18.62 LKR 5,785
$79.5 LKR 24.7K