Cost of living comparison
Galle is 55.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Galle instead of Greece, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.82
|
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.32
LKR98.30
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.59
LKR178.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$5.91
LKR1,793.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.82
|
$1.94
LKR588.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$2.11
LKR640.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.88
LKR571.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.30
LKR91.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.73
LKR525.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.29
|
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.47
|
$1.00
LKR302.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,931.33
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$2.92
LKR887.25
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$8.86
LKR2,688.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.70
|
$74.77
LKR22,685.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.18
|
$49.85
LKR15,123.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.40
|
$30.49
LKR9,252.04
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.27
|
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,212.55
|
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$1.91
LKR579.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$7.98
LKR2,419.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.41
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$1.66
LKR504.12
|
|
pay 80.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Galle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.19
|
$9.97
LKR3,024.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.37
|
$7.48
LKR2,268.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.97
|
$25.75
LKR7,813.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.87
|
$17.45
LKR5,293.24
|
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