Common information
Cost of living and prices in Sri Lanka
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre134USD/month
- in city centre208USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre289USD/month
- in city centre653USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 13 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 7 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 1 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 34,832 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 40,403 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 30 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 36 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 50 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 5 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 208 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 134 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 653 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 289 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,001 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,586 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 200 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 18.11 |
List of largest cities in Sri Lanka
Ratings
Main factors in Sri Lanka
- Leisure quality
- 8.2
- Quality of life
- 7.4
- Travelers rating
- 7.1
- Travelers rating
- 4.2
- English speaking
- 7.1
- Nightlife
- 5
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 3.6
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
Safety in Sri Lanka
Availability of prices in Sri Lanka
Comfort in Sri Lanka
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Sri Lanka
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
| Average high, °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 93 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 132 | 303 | 316 | 213 | 111 | 65 | 94 | 182 | 234 | 144 | 103 | 89 | 1988 |
| Relative humidity, % | 61 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 78 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 65 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 268 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 518 | 512 | 481 | 487 | 483 | 454 | 530 | 544 | 565 | 527 | 541 | 539 | 6182 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |