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Elly2011
Joined 2011
Posts: 1

13 years ago

Cost of living in Colombo

13 years ago

Dear All,

I am new to EE and would greatly appreaciate some guidance. I have been offered a very exciting opportunity to work in Sri Lanka for 6 months and I am desperate to say 'yes!' but need to work out if I can afford the cost of living. I have been offered Rs60,000/month towards expenses but am struggling to work out how far this goes.

I will be working in Ragama, but would ideally like to live in Colombo. I would need to be able to afford somewhere comfortable to live (either a 1 bed appartment or a room in a shared place) in a safe part of town, and also travel too and from work each day. I would like to be able to eat out once or twice a week, travel to the beaches at the weekends etc.

Could anybody help me work out roughly how much I would need to supplement my funds each month?

Many thanks for your help!

Elly

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