Cost of Living Comparison Between Colombo and Pasay Cost of Living Comparison Between Colombo and Pasay

🙂 Solo nomad: Colombo is 5.5% cheaper than Pasay without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Colombo is 10.1% more expensive than Pasay without rent, and 3.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.01 LKR 1,233

$4.89 ₱285

-18.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.36 LKR 7,802

$21.23 ₱1,239

19.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.28 LKR 2,548

$3.07 ₱179

169.71%

Cappuccino

$2.67 LKR 821

$2.18 ₱127

22.48%

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

$0.74 LKR 229

$0.6 ₱35.17

23.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 LKR 124

$0.35 ₱20.36

14.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 LKR 712

$1.04 ₱60.9

122.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 LKR 1,025

$1.55 ₱90.4

114.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 LKR 545

$1.98 ₱115

-10.61%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 LKR 171

$1.24 ₱72.6

-54.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 LKR 265

$0.94 ₱55.1

-8.51%

Eggs

$2.22 LKR 684

$1.93 ₱113

15.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.3 LKR 4,399

$4.99 ₱291

186.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.59 LKR 1,412

$4.29 ₱250

6.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.27 LKR 2,544

$5.54 ₱324

49.28%

Apples (1kg)

$7.56 LKR 2,327

$4.28 ₱250

76.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 LKR 328

$1.52 ₱88.5

-30.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.89 LKR 1,813

$2.55 ₱149

130.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 LKR 371

$1.64 ₱96

-26.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 341

$2.79 ₱163

-60.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 437

$4.21 ₱246

-66.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 LKR 350

$1.39 ₱81.3

-17.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 LKR 186

$0.94 ₱54.6

-36.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.21 LKR 3,142

$3.12 ₱182

227.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.8 LKR 4,555

$7.85 ₱458

88.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.1 LKR 645

$0.97 ₱56.7

116.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 903

$1.18 ₱69.1

149.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 LKR 55.2

$0.22 ₱12.86

-18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.12 LKR 1,576

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 LKR 118

$0.72 ₱42.27

-47.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 108

$0.27 ₱15.92

29.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 187

$2.08 ₱122

-70.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 LKR 382

$1.14 ₱66.3

8.77%

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

$27.2K LKR 8.4M

$12.6K ₱735.2K

116.08%

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

$35K LKR 10.8M

$15.8K ₱920.1K

122.13%

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

$59.3 LKR 18.3K

$112 ₱6,534

-47.00%

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

$4.45 LKR 1,370

$33.4 ₱1,950

-86.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.89 LKR 4,583

$30.27 ₱1,766

-50.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.6 LKR 4,493

$35.64 ₱2,080

-59.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.15 LKR 2,199

Cinema Ticket

$3.37 LKR 1,036

$6.13 ₱358

-45.02%

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

$36.99 LKR 11.4K

$80.8 ₱4,717

-54.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$446 LKR 137.3K

$2,740 ₱159.9K

-83.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.9 LKR 8,585

$32.23 ₱1,881

-13.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.31 LKR 5,943

$17.52 ₱1,022

10.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.5 LKR 21.7K

$85.2 ₱4,969

-17.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.4 LKR 12.1K

$72.2 ₱4,211

-45.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$378 LKR 116.3K

$398 ₱23.2K

-5.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 LKR 55.1K

$310 ₱18.1K

-42.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$971 LKR 298.6K

$1,469 ₱85.7K

-33.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$359 LKR 110.5K

$413 ₱24.1K

-12.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,302 LKR 708.4K

$1,967 ₱114.8K

17.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,329 LKR 408.8K

$604 ₱35.2K

120.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$242 LKR 74.5K

$539 ₱31.5K

-55.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

105.62%

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

Last update for Colombo: November 23, 2025

Last update for Pasay: November 24, 2025

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