Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 8.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs533.27
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,337.56
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs179.85
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs71.24
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs157.55
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,276.44
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,458.20
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs469.48
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs506.42
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs413.27
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs95.62
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs301.86
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs154.21
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs119.60
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs92.29
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,152.85
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs995.30
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,998,211.58
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs810.42
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,251.49
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,863.15
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,501.26
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,152.40
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 30.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,443.65
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs229,470.15
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs505.58
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs458.10
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,697.30
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,925.55
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs734.21
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,096.76
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs4,031.61
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,461.87
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,195.38
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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