Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 2.2 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 72.6% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 84.9% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 20.5 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Georgetown are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Colombo	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+369.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.24 GYD260.07	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.63 GYD132.54	+141.2%
Average			+150.0%

Colombo vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Colombo	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$2.09 GYD436.70	+279.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+104.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$4.08 GYD854.23	+149.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$3.19 GYD668.32	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$3.64 GYD761.80	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.80 GYD375.97	+384.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.81 GYD378.61	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$3.20 GYD669.94	+465.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$1.09 GYD228.28	+139.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$1.38 GYD289.56	+292.4%
Average			+127.8%

Colombo vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.6% more for transportation

	Colombo	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$3.96 GYD828.60	-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+741.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+611.1%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 84.9% more for housing

	Colombo	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$960.21 GYD201K	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$519.95 GYD109K	+92.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+124.0%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 20.5 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+2617.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+1449.9%
Average			+1952.3%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.91 GYD400.11	-13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+133.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$3.35 GYD700.19	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+173.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+37.1%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+110.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+149.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+103.2%
Average			+106.7%

Colombo vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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