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Colombo second most expensive place in the world to buy apples

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2 years ago

2024/02/27

Colombo has been listed as the second most expensive place to buy apples in the list of global capitals by Numbeo, the world’s largest cost of living database. The Spectator Index, a popular Twitter account and website focusing on latest trends in politics, economics, science, sports, security, strategy, international relations, human rights and culture, citing Numbeo, has said Sri Lanka has the world’s second-costliest apple prices.

According to Numbeo, the price of one kilo of apples in US dollars in New York was at 7.05 last weekend, while the price in Colombo of the same was at 7.04. Seoul has come third in the list with price of USD 6.91 per kilo of apples followed by San Francisco ($ 6.39), Chicago ($5.95), Miami ($ 5.90), Los Angeles ($5.46), Seattle ($5.35), Washington DC ($ 5.24), Tokyo ($5.13), Taipei ($4.63), Singapore ($4.22), Geneva ($4.12), Toronto ($3.93), Hong Kong ($3.87), Paris ($3.63), Riyadh ($2.10), Beijing ($ 2.04), Delhi ($ 2.01), Amsterdam ($ 1.96), Doha ($1.94), Athens ($1.90), Cairo ($1.78), Buenos Aires ($ 1.53), Johannesburg ($1.45), Moscow ($ 1.29), Lagos ($1.28), Istanbul

($1.12),Islamabad ($1.11) and Lahore ($ 1.05).

Numbeo is a crowd-sourced global database of quality of life data: housing indicators, perceived crime rates, healthcare quality, transport quality, and other statistics.

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The Heat Index Forecast is calculated by using relative humidity and maximum temperature and this is the condition that is felt on your body. This is not the forecast of maximum temperature. It is generated by the Department of Meteorology for the next day period and prepared by using global numerical weather prediction model data.

Effect of the heat index on human body is mentioned in the above table and it is prepared on the advice of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services.

ACTION REQUIRED

Job sites: Stay hydrated and takes breaks in the shade as often as possible.
Indoors: Check up on the elderly and the sick.
Vehicles: Never leave children unattended.
Outdoors: Limit strenuous outdoor activities, find shade and stay hydrated.
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Note: In addition, please refer to advisories issued by the Disaster Preparedness & Response Division, Ministry of Health in this regard as well. For further clarifications please contact 011-7446491.