Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Homagama is 14.7% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Homagama is 5.9% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.05 LKR 1,253

$3.98 LKR 1,229

1.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.82 LKR 7,672

$25.32 LKR 7,825

-1.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.22 LKR 2,540

$8.48 LKR 2,621

-3.07%

Cappuccino

$2.72 LKR 842

$2.73 LKR 843

-0.37%

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

$0.74 LKR 229

$0.74 LKR 228

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 LKR 124

$0.37 LKR 115

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.37 LKR 732

$2.41 LKR 744

-1.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.41 LKR 1,052

$3.31 LKR 1,023

3.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 LKR 412

$1.70 LKR 525

-21.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 LKR 163

$0.56 LKR 174

-5.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 LKR 199

$0.83 LKR 256

-22.89%

Eggs

$1.96 LKR 607

$2.20 LKR 679

-10.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.93 LKR 4,304

$14.25 LKR 4,404

-2.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.04 LKR 1,249

$4.70 LKR 1,454

-14.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.97 LKR 2,464

$7.87 LKR 2,431

1.27%

Apples (1kg)

$7.26 LKR 2,245

$7.49 LKR 2,315

-3.07%

Banana (1kg)

$0.97 LKR 300

$1.11 LKR 344

-12.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.69 LKR 1,757

$5.85 LKR 1,809

-2.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 LKR 375

$1.22 LKR 376

-0.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 LKR 359

$1.10 LKR 339

5.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 LKR 304

$1.43 LKR 442

-31.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 LKR 369

$1.14 LKR 354

4.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LKR 161

$0.60 LKR 187

-13.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.00 LKR 3,091

$10.23 LKR 3,161

-2.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.93 LKR 3,995

$12.67 LKR 3,916

2.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 LKR 607

$2.09 LKR 646

-6.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 LKR 728

$2.94 LKR 909

-19.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 LKR 149

$0.19 LKR 59.0

152.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.94 LKR 1,525

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 129

$0.41 LKR 127

2.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 LKR 110

$0.35 LKR 109

2.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 187

$0.57 LKR 176

7.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 LKR 372

$1.25 LKR 386

-4.00%

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

$15.0K LKR 4.6M

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

-43.80%

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

$23.4K LKR 7.2M

$35.4K LKR 10.9M

-34.02%

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

$23.18 LKR 7,162

$59.5 LKR 18.4K

-61.02%

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

$3.44 LKR 1,063

$4.46 LKR 1,378

-22.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.24 LKR 4,711

$15.16 LKR 4,685

0.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.84 LKR 2,115

$14.28 LKR 4,412

-52.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.38 LKR 1,045

$7.05 LKR 2,179

-52.06%

Cinema Ticket

$3.37 LKR 1,043

$3.38 LKR 1,044

-0.30%

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

$36.18 LKR 11.2K

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

-0.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$449 LKR 138.8K

$444 LKR 137.3K

1.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.48 LKR 8,493

$27.90 LKR 8,623

-1.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.55 LKR 4,186

$19.17 LKR 5,926

-29.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$27.18 LKR 8,400

$68.8 LKR 21.3K

-60.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.61 LKR 9,151

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

-23.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$110 LKR 34.1K

$372 LKR 115.0K

-70.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$50.1 LKR 15.5K

$177 LKR 54.6K

-71.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 LKR 299.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$360 LKR 111.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,705 LKR 1.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,248 LKR 385.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$158 LKR 48.8K

$241 LKR 74.4K

-34.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

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

Last update for Homagama: March 1, 2026

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

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