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Georgia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 2.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Georgia
Housing: pay 56.9% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Georgia

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Georgia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Georgia.

Georgia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.7% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$9.63 GEL26.00	+165.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$8.59 GEL23.20	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.81 GEL2.19	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.48 GEL1.28	+37.8%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$0.55 GEL1.47	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$3.59 GEL9.70	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$6.97 GEL18.83	+16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$2.36 GEL6.37	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.31 GEL6.23	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$0.51 GEL1.39	-78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.69 GEL1.87	+55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.68 GEL1.83	-68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.75 GEL2.04	+37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.31 GEL0.85	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.29 GEL0.78	-42.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$4.28 GEL11.56	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$12.19 GEL32.90	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$6.44 GEL17.40	+114.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 56.9% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$15.72 GEL42.43	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$313.10 GEL845.36	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$55.90 GEL150.93	+76.7%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$197.25 GEL532.57	+482.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	+586.0%
Average			+534.2%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$1.67 GEL4.50	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$2.49 GEL6.73	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$2.98 GEL8.04	-67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$44.86 GEL121.13	+198.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$5.33 GEL14.40	+70.8%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$64.76 GEL174.86	+158.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$40.85 GEL110.30	+139.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$100.01 GEL270.02	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$92.77 GEL250.47	+164.5%
Average			+130.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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