Sri Lanka vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1404
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$193
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.2
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$3828
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.13
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
67
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
58
89
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
21.4M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($547) is 43% less expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Sri Lanka ranked 175th vs 91st for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Lanka compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 100th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 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.

Sri Lanka Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.02
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.65%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.11
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.4
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30.1
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$14683

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K