Cost of Living Comparison Between Boracay and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Boracay and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Boracay is 12.9% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 8.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Boracay is 6.3% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 26.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.05 ₱179

$3.98 LKR 1,230

-23.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.16 ₱1,238

$25.32 LKR 7,830

-16.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.92 ₱288

$8.48 LKR 2,623

-41.98%

Cappuccino

$2.45 ₱144

$2.73 LKR 843

-10.26%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₱74.5

$0.74 LKR 228

71.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ₱16.41

$0.37 LKR 115

-24.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 ₱76.4

$2.41 LKR 745

-45.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 ₱127

$3.31 LKR 1,024

-34.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 ₱106

$1.70 LKR 526

7.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱71.3

$0.56 LKR 174

117.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 ₱50.4

$0.83 LKR 256

3.61%

Eggs

$2.73 ₱160

$2.20 LKR 680

24.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.18 ₱478

$14.25 LKR 4,407

-42.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.21 ₱246

$4.70 LKR 1,455

-10.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.62 ₱446

$7.87 LKR 2,432

-3.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.89 ₱169

$7.49 LKR 2,317

-61.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 ₱86.2

$1.11 LKR 344

32.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 ₱156

$5.85 LKR 1,810

-54.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 ₱84.2

$1.22 LKR 376

18.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 ₱101

$1.10 LKR 339

57.27%

Onion (1kg)

$2.62 ₱153

$1.43 LKR 443

83.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.10 ₱64.4

$1.14 LKR 354

-3.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱42.12

$0.60 LKR 187

20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.93 ₱230

$10.23 LKR 3,163

-61.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.83 ₱458

$12.67 LKR 3,918

-38.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 ₱70.9

$2.09 LKR 646

-42.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ₱114

$2.94 LKR 909

-33.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₱21.21

$0.19 LKR 59.1

89.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.94 LKR 1,526

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.82 ₱48.16

$0.41 LKR 127

100.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.11

$0.35 LKR 109

-31.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.10 ₱123

$0.57 LKR 176

268.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₱71.1

$1.25 LKR 386

-3.20%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.0K ₱1.6M

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

1.26%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$35.4K LKR 11.0M

-41.61%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$116 ₱6,798

$59.5 LKR 18.4K

95.44%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.61 ₱504

$4.46 LKR 1,379

93.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.58 ₱2,257

$15.16 LKR 4,688

154.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.1 ₱3,108

$14.28 LKR 4,415

271.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.31 ₱252

$7.05 LKR 2,181

-38.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.22 ₱247

$3.38 LKR 1,045

24.85%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$151 ₱8,846

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

314.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,057 ₱237.3K

$444 LKR 137.4K

812.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.23 ₱2,705

$27.90 LKR 8,629

65.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.03 ₱1,581

$19.17 LKR 5,930

41.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.5 ₱4,417

$68.8 LKR 21.3K

9.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.4 ₱3,126

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

38.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$372 LKR 115.1K

-28.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱10.3K

$177 LKR 54.7K

-0.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ₱34.4K

$969 LKR 299.7K

-39.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$767 ₱44.9K

$360 LKR 111.3K

113.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,430 ₱142.2K

$3,705 LKR 1.1M

-34.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$736 ₱43.1K

$1,248 LKR 386.0K

-41.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$251 ₱14.7K

$241 LKR 74.4K

4.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

16.45

-59.45%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Boracay: March 1, 2026

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

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