Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 9.4 times more expensive than Galle.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Galle, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
LKR96.77
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
LKR175.35
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
LKR1,765.89
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
LKR578.99
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LKR630.30
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
LKR562.77
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR90.04
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
LKR517.75
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 19.8 times more for transportation
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$1.00
LKR297.77
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
LKR873.44
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for housing
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
LKR2,646.80
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$74.77
LKR22,332.40
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$49.85
LKR14,888.26
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.49
LKR9,108.11
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.91
LKR570.72
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.98
LKR2,382.12
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
LKR496.28
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for clothing
Galle
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.97
LKR2,977.65
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.48
LKR2,233.24
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.75
LKR7,692.27
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.45
LKR5,210.89
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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