Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 59.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
|
pay 97.7% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
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