Slovakia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Slovakia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1365
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3140
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$773
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1261
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$20
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1499
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$25993
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
78
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
35
🌐 English speaking %
25.9%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
56
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
5.42M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Slovakia ($1365) is 137% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($577). Slovakia ranked 47th 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 1.1 months in Slovakia compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 46th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Slovakia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Slovakia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 23 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.

Slovakia Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1314
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
12.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4243
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$7.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$34.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$582

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In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1561
479K
Kosice
$1558
224K
Petrzalka
$1451
112K
Nitra
$1278
75.9K
Zilina
$1221
80.3K
Presov
$1091
81.7K
Trnava
$1335
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1190
73.5K
Martin
$1196
50.3K
Trencin
$1291
54.1K
Povazska Bystrica
$1281
37K
Prievidza
$1026
42.4K
Zvolen
$1394
39.2K
Poprad
$1309
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1211
29.9K
Komarno
$1196
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1166
36K
Michalovce
$1233
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1122
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1267
26.4K
Levice
$989
30.6K
Piestany
$1036
26.4K
Lucenec
$1063
24.7K

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