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| Currency: | Sri Lankan rupee |
| Currency code: | LKR |
| Central Bank: | Central bank of Sri Lanka |
| Currency symbol: | රු, ரூ, Rs |
| Currency sub unit: | cents |
| Bank notes: | රු.20, රු.50, රු.100, රු.500, රු.1000, රු.5000 |
| Coins: | 25, 50 cents, රු.1, රු.2, රු.5, රු.10 |
The official currency of Sri Lanka is the rupee - abbreviated to LKR, with 1 rupee being divided into 100 cents.
The rupee is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and has been the official currency in Sri Lanka since 1872.
Prior to the use of the rupee, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) used the British pound as its currency.
The most commonly used bills for the rupee are the 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 notes.
Street food meal
258 LKR 
A cup of coffee
366 LKR
1 kg of tomatoes
210 LKR
½ day at Elephant Freedom Project
6,500 LKR
A 1 km taxi ride
50 LKR
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No, the official currency in Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan rupee and you cannot use Indian rupees as these are two completely different currencies.
The main symbols for the rupee are රු, ரூ, Rs- the currency code is LKR.
Yes, most major credit cards are widely accepted in Sri Lanka.
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