Sri Lanka has best deals for constructions - UK survey

Sri Lanka has the best deals for constructions in Asia, at 27 percent of the cost of UK construction, reported a British survey EC Harris of UK.

According to EC Harris's survey, which benchmarks the cost of constructing in each country against the UK, the price of construction in Singapore is 7 percent higher than in the UK.

Hong Kong is Singapore's closest Asian counterpart on the expensive list. It ranks second in Asia, at 7 percent below the UK benchmark.

China ranks fifth among Asian countries, behind South Korea and Thailand. At the other end of the scale, Sri Lanka has the best values in Asia to build in.