Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 43.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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