Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 66.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 98.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
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