Czech Republic vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1490
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3446
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$875
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$20
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1845
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
35
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
91
56
😀 Quality of life
83
51
🏙️ Population
10.9M
21.9M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1490) is 158% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($577). the Czech Republic ranked 39th vs 169th 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 31st and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$642
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
12.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6198
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4567
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$7.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$666
$34.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12734
$582

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1909
1.4M
Brno
$1639
403K
Ostrava
$1253
283K
Plzen
$1364
188K
Liberec
$1188
108K
Hradec Kralove
$1288
94.3K
Olomouc
$1316
103K
Ceske Budejovice
$1346
97.2K
Pardubice
$1265
92.3K
Usti nad Labem
$1093
90.9K
Zizkov
$1696
58.3K
Kladno
$1375
69.7K
Zlin
$1404
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1244
47.3K
Havirov
$1026
68.7K
Jihlava
$1133
54.6K
Most
$1103
63.5K
Opava
$1155
55.1K
Smichov
$1720
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1135
53.6K
Decin
$1227
46.4K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1196
49.1K
Karvina
$1090
48.9K
Chomutov
$1200
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
46.2K
Prostejov
$1247
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1273
36.8K
Tabor
$1114
34.4K
Brevnov
$1678
25.8K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$676
648K
Gampaha
$414
191K
Kandy
$447
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Negombo
$487
142K
Beruwala
$609
165K
Galle
$518
93.1K
Trincomalee
$544
99.1K
Matara
$499
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$554
63.2K