Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 4.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 18.3 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Colombo
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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