Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 9.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR830.83
|
$18.70
£14.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,971.46
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.13
|
$2.23
£1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.09
|
$1.57
£1.23
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.48
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,802.25
|
$4.35
£3.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,831.15
|
$5.92
£4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR631.84
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR665.06
|
$3.70
£2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR880.78
|
$1.23
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.65
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR743.35
|
$1.26
£0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.87
|
$1.42
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.85
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.42
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,402.75
|
$7.07
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,121.47
|
$98.23
£77.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,422,155.25
|
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR895.60
|
$17.15
£13.47
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,003.29
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,383.42
|
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,781.92
|
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,900.94
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
|
pay 47.4 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,815.42
|
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,814.22
|
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.88
|
$5.63
£4.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR681.64
|
$4.12
£3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,584.02
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,280.34
|
$45.31
£35.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR936.44
|
$12.89
£10.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,579.78
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,570.77
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,065.37
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,738.13
|
$96.72
£75.95
|
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