Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 7.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs520.08
|
$15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,304.46
|
$7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs175.40
|
$2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.48
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.66
|
$2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,244.85
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,422.12
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs457.86
|
$4.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs493.89
|
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs403.05
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs93.25
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs294.39
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs150.40
|
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.64
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs90.01
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,124.32
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs970.67
|
$57.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,775,573.01
|
$25,762.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs790.37
|
$17.91
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,171.04
|
$71.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,802.60
|
$1,348.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,969.26
|
$1,154.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,925.95
|
$135.24
|
|
pay 23.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,209.99
|
$804.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs223,792.48
|
$15,912.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs493.07
|
$4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs446.77
|
$4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,655.30
|
$6.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,853.16
|
$28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs716.05
|
$12.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,945.91
|
$48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,931.85
|
$38.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,128.79
|
$79.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,992.61
|
$111.18
|
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