Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Germany instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR830.83
|
$14.04
€13.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,971.46
|
$10.20
€9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.13
|
$2.80
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.09
|
$2.41
€2.28
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.48
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,802.25
|
$6.71
€6.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,831.15
|
$4.38
€4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR631.84
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR665.06
|
$6.24
€5.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR880.78
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.65
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR743.35
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.87
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.85
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.42
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,402.75
|
$7.07
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,121.47
|
$52.96
€50.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,422,155.25
|
$28,807.86
€27,233.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR895.60
|
$23.02
€21.76
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,003.29
|
$48.22
€45.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,383.42
|
$790.39
€747.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,781.92
|
$625.27
€591.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,900.94
|
$230.06
€217.49
|
|
pay 21.5 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,815.42
|
$458.39
€433.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,814.22
|
$12,308.95
€11,636.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.88
|
$4.42
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR681.64
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,584.02
|
$8.74
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,280.34
|
$36.01
€34.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR936.44
|
$12.80
€12.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,579.78
|
$82.34
€77.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,570.77
|
$40.78
€38.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,065.37
|
$91.59
€86.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,738.13
|
$123.43
€116.68
|
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