A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRAVEL AROUND SRI LANKA
How Much Does It Cost To Spend One Day In Sri Lanka
You can spend one day in Sri Lanka with a few dollars if you are ready to rely on a budget travel with affordable accommodation, food, and transportation. But if you’re after something more luxurious, Sri Lanka offers wide range high-end hotels, Sightseeing activities, entertainment,attractions and tour packages.
How much money do budget travelers spend per day ?
Budget
$15/ Average Daily Cost
Accommodations
$7
Food
$5
Transportation
$3
Accommodations
If you are on a travel plan with strict budget and satisfied with basic accommodation facilities, then it is a good option to stay in hostel dorms. Rest houses and homes for rent are widely available for cheap prices in all parts of the country. You can find accommodation for a affordable price like 7 US Dollars.
Food
As for food, you can eat at fast food places, roadside restaurants or you can try street food places. The everyday staple in Sri Lanka Rice and curry with a selection of meat,fish,egg and vegetable would cost 2 dollars. Rice and curry is mostly served at lunch time.
What you can eat for breakfast are hoppers, string hoppers, pol roti, bread, and short eats.
Fried rice,kottu,hoppers, lamprais, mixed rice,parata roti are served for dinner.
List of Food items you can try in Sri Lanka
- Rice and Curry
- Hoppers
- String Hoppers
- Pol Roti
- Kottu Roti
- Kiribath
- Cheese Kottu
- Parata
- Wadai
- Lamprais
- Thosai
Transportation
Public bus service which connects to almost all the areas and destinations is an affordable way to get around in Sri Lanka. Railway service is also a very cheap and convenient method of transportation in the country.
You can hire a taxi or tuk tuk for short distances if you are on tight budget. Taxi services like Uber, Pickme, are widely operating in areas where most of the tourist attractions and destinations are located, specially in city areas.
Minimum Ticket Prices
Minimum Bus Ticket Price
Rs.27
Minimum Tuk Tuk Ticket Price
Rs.100
Minimum Train Ticket Price
Rs.20
Important Links
Explore Sri Lanka
- Beautiful beaches in Sri Lanka
- Adventurous water sports
- Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage
- Colombo travel guide
- Trekking and hiking
- Places for whale watching in Sri Lanka
- Fascinating train journeysÂ
- Guide to water falls
- Wild life Sri Lanka
- Traditional arts and crafts
- Guide to see aboriginal people in Sri Lanka
- Guide to buy Gems in Sri Lanka
- Old coins of Sri Lanka
Destinations Guide List
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