Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR830.83
|
$13.17
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,971.46
|
$9.11
€8.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.13
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.09
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.48
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,802.25
|
$6.30
€5.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,831.15
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR631.84
|
$4.02
€3.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR665.06
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR880.78
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.65
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR743.35
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.87
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.85
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.42
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,402.75
|
$7.55
€7.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,121.47
|
$40.19
€37.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,422,155.25
|
$28,316.80
€26,769.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR895.60
|
$13.82
€13.06
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,003.29
|
$32.82
€31.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,383.42
|
$524.36
€495.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,781.92
|
$392.21
€370.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,900.94
|
$175.68
€166.08
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,815.42
|
$413.12
€390.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,814.22
|
$6,332.60
€5,986.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.88
|
$4.40
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR681.64
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,584.02
|
$4.94
€4.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,280.34
|
$48.72
€46.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR936.44
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,579.78
|
$83.64
€79.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,570.77
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,065.37
|
$83.15
€78.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,738.13
|
$93.42
€88.32
|
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