Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.9% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.0% more in Colombo
- Groceries
-
pay 7.5% more in Colombo
- Transportation
-
pay 8.9% less in Colombo
- Housing
-
pay 47.5% more in Colombo
- Childcare
-
pay 14.9% more in Colombo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3% more in Colombo
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% more in Colombo
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Colombo are more expensive than in Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR856.56
|
$3.40
LKR1,016.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR2,032.51
|
$7.48
LKR2,235.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR211.48
|
$0.74
LKR221.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR105.26
|
$0.39
LKR116.87
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR168.54
|
$0.57
LKR170.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,858.07
|
$6.94
LKR2,074.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,887.86
|
$6.54
LKR1,955.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR651.41
|
$2.22
LKR663.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR685.65
|
$2.38
LKR712.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR908.06
|
$3.28
LKR979.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR132.64
|
$0.51
LKR152.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR766.37
|
$2.65
LKR791.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR149.35
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.18
|
$0.51
LKR152.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR132.40
|
$0.55
LKR163.19
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,446.20
|
$4.84
LKR1,446.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,218.14
|
$6.80
LKR2,032.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,713,957.54
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,558,901.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR923.34
|
$3.13
LKR934.96
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,127.27
|
$16.40
LKR4,904.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR48,850.87
|
$297.60
LKR89,007.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,890.08
|
$180.09
LKR53,861.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR9,176.60
|
$43.85
LKR13,113.87
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR8,057.46
|
$28.60
LKR8,553.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR142,082.30
|
$586.98
LKR175,558.26
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR598.87
|
$2.04
LKR609.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR702.75
|
$2.59
LKR774.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,664.04
|
$9.34
LKR2,794.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,412.90
|
$13.89
LKR4,152.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR965.44
|
$3.40
LKR1,016.26
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,845.49
|
$29.69
LKR8,880.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,743.30
|
$22.31
LKR6,673.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,655.83
|
$68.77
LKR20,568.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR10,039.72
|
$37.51
LKR11,217.91
|
|
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