Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Guernsey Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 79.1% cheaper than Guernsey overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 57.8% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 61.4% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 88.5% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 97.8% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 60.2% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Guernsey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Guernsey, you would:

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.48 £13.11	$2.19 LKR726.11	-87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 £7.17	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.82 LKR270.87	-66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.31 LKR101.62	-83.6%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$0.50 LKR164.88	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.78	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$1.59 LKR525.48	-73.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$1.92 LKR637.54	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$2.39 LKR790.19	+11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.33 LKR110.92	-68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$1.65 LKR546.03	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.59 LKR195.36	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.45 LKR150.14	-65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.34 LKR113.13	-68.9%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 61.4% less for transportation

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 £6.15	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$2.96 LKR979.01	-88.5%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 88.5% less for housing

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-65.5%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 97.8% less for childcare

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	-98.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$711.79 LKR236K	-96.4%
Average			-97.8%

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pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.16 LKR714.17	-68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.16 LKR713.82	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.60 £61.22	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-69.4%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 60.2% less for clothing

	Guernsey	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-78.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.31 £76.01	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-62.3%
Average			-60.2%

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