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Sri Lanka vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 6.0% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 68.6% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 87.5% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,454.81	$2.86 LKR851.92	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,502.96	$6.80 LKR2,021.50	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,258.96	$0.71 LKR210.33	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,473.55	$0.35 LKR104.68	-40.9%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 68.6% more for groceries

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,282.40	$0.56 LKR167.63	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP8,990.98	$6.21 LKR1,848.00	+187.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,121.19	$6.31 LKR1,877.63	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,394.61	$2.18 LKR647.88	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,092.30	$2.29 LKR681.94	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,450.99	$3.04 LKR903.14	+183.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,889.29	$0.44 LKR131.92	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,292.36	$2.56 LKR762.22	+364.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,900.17	$0.50 LKR148.54	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,078.95	$0.48 LKR143.40	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,881.43	$0.44 LKR131.68	-2.3%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,686.31	$4.84 LKR1,438.36	+58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP142,515.71	$10.76 LKR3,200.70	-68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,286,142.17	$32,478.81 LKR9,661,312.64	+84.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP58,561.25	$3.09 LKR918.34	-78.1%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,025.66	$13.80 LKR4,104.90	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,131,559.07	$163.33 LKR48,586.12	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP979,768.39	$123.34 LKR36,690.15	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP275,826.51	$30.68 LKR9,126.87	-53.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 87.5% less for childcare

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP791,947.66	$26.94 LKR8,013.79	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,129,488.80	$475.05 LKR141,312.28	-89.1%
Average			-87.5%

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,793.06	$2.00 LKR595.62	+73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,833.02	$2.35 LKR698.94	+67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,692.53	$8.91 LKR2,649.61	+325.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,272.85	$14.75 LKR4,388.98	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,177.55	$3.23 LKR960.21	-11.7%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP216,083.97	$29.58 LKR8,797.56	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP158,779.81	$19.20 LKR5,712.17	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP338,973.33	$65.72 LKR19,549.30	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP286,972.40	$33.57 LKR9,985.31	-51.4%
Average			-41.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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