Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 9.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR820.25
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,976.35
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR194.95
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR101.10
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR178.68
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,923.16
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,831.43
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR653.61
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR692.62
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR858.37
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR129.17
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR720.20
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR186.86
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR140.30
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR132.08
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,452.61
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,900.15
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR10,111,847.50
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR942.32
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,299.70
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR46,177.66
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR31,097.02
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,273.03
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 46.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,580.45
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR159,191.50
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR616.32
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR712.25
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,281.64
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,697.37
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR994.46
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,321.68
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,574.96
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,797.23
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR10,010.91
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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