Curacao vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

Curacao Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1339
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1110
🏠 One person rent
$596
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$19.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$191
💸 GDP per capita
$17718
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
6.33
❤️ Life expectancy
78
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
36
🌐 English speaking %
60%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
15
56
😀 Quality of life
60
47
🏙️ Population
160K
21.4M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1339) is 202% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($443). Curacao ranked 38th vs 187th for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 60th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Curacao and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Curacao Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1091
$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.49%
17.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$1586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1614
$1326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.3
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.3
$2.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$11.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.88
$2.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.6
$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$32.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12050
$912

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1338
150K
Barber
$1378
2.42K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$526
753K
Trincomalee
$415
99.1K
Beruwala
$364
165K
Galle
$281
93.1K
Kandy
$360
120K
Negombo
$372
142K
Gampaha
$389
191K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$419
116K
Anuradhapura
$489
63.2K
Matara
$417
68.2K