Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 9.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$18.70
£14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$7.07
£5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$98.23
£77.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
|
pay 47.4 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$45.31
£35.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$96.72
£76.65
|
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