Sri Lanka vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Lanka Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1404
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$193
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.2
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$225
$702
💸 GDP per capita
$3828
$4682
😃 Human freedom index
6.13
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
50
🌐 English speaking %
18.3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
58
1
😀 Quality of life
43
42
🏙️ Population
21.4M
108K

The average cost of living in Sri Lanka ($547) is 43% less expensive than in Tonga ($962). Sri Lanka ranked 175th vs 92nd for Tonga 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 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 100th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Lanka vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Sri Lanka and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.02
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.65%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.11
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.4
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30.1
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$4638

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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 Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K