Cost of Living Comparison Between Miercurea Ciuc and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Miercurea Ciuc and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Miercurea Ciuc is 1.6% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 12.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miercurea Ciuc is 10.2% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 11.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.90 RON 30.01
$3.98 LKR 1,229
73.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.91 RON 99.7
$25.32 LKR 7,825
-9.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.02 RON 30.52
$8.48 LKR 2,621
-17.22%
Cappuccino
$1.89 RON 8.23
$2.73 LKR 843
-30.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.70 RON 7.40
$0.74 LKR 228
129.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.52 RON 6.63
$0.37 LKR 115
310.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.13 RON 9.26
$2.41 LKR 744
-11.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 RON 9.68
$3.31 LKR 1,023
-32.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.40 RON 6.11
$1.70 LKR 525
-17.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.09 RON 4.73
$0.56 LKR 174
94.64%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.16 RON 5.05
$0.83 LKR 256
39.76%
Eggs
$3.22 RON 14.00
$2.20 LKR 679
46.36%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.79 RON 38.26
$14.25 LKR 4,404
-38.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.20 RON 31.34
$4.70 LKR 1,454
53.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.42 RON 27.94
$7.87 LKR 2,431
-18.42%
Apples (1kg)
$0.80 RON 3.47
$7.49 LKR 2,315
-89.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.47 RON 6.40
$1.11 LKR 344
32.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.27 RON 5.53
$5.85 LKR 1,809
-78.29%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 RON 8.56
$1.22 LKR 376
61.48%
Potato (1kg)
$0.66 RON 2.87
$1.10 LKR 339
-40.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 RON 4.09
$1.43 LKR 442
-34.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.75 RON 3.24
$1.14 LKR 354
-34.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 RON 2.91
$0.60 LKR 187
11.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.87 RON 25.55
$10.23 LKR 3,161
-42.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.78 RON 25.16
$12.67 LKR 3,916
-54.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 RON 3.82
$2.09 LKR 646
-57.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 RON 4.87
$2.94 LKR 909
-61.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.91 RON 3.95
$0.19 LKR 59.0
378.95%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.06 RON 100
$4.94 LKR 1,525
366.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.72 RON 3.14
$0.41 LKR 127
75.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.62 RON 2.69
$0.35 LKR 109
77.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.86 RON 25.48
$0.57 LKR 176
928.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.60 RON 6.95
$1.25 LKR 386
28.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.8K RON 107.7K
$26.6K LKR 8.2M
-6.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.2K RON 118.3K
$35.4K LKR 10.9M
-23.22%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$135 RON 587
$59.5 LKR 18.4K
127.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.78 RON 25.16
$4.46 LKR 1,378
29.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.92 RON 25.77
$15.16 LKR 4,685
-60.95%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.30 RON 149
$14.28 LKR 4,412
140.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.46 RON 49.83
$7.05 LKR 2,179
62.55%
Cinema Ticket
$5.11 RON 22.21
$3.38 LKR 1,044
51.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$429 RON 1,866
$36.49 LKR 11.3K
1075.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,044 RON 30.6K
$444 LKR 137.3K
1485.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.37 RON 197
$27.90 LKR 8,623
62.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.15 RON 79.0
$19.17 LKR 5,926
-5.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.4 RON 324
$68.8 LKR 21.3K
8.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.4 RON 402
$38.47 LKR 11.9K
140.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$207 RON 900
$372 LKR 115.0K
-44.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$173 RON 754
$177 LKR 54.6K
-1.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$469 RON 2,041
$969 LKR 299.5K
-51.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$415 RON 1,804
$360 LKR 111.3K
15.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,591 RON 6,919
$3,705 LKR 1.1M
-57.07%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,496 RON 6,507
$1,248 LKR 385.8K
19.85%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miercurea Ciuc
Colombo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$732 RON 3,184
$241 LKR 74.4K
204.22%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.5
16.45
-60.49%

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Last update for Miercurea Ciuc: March 1, 2026

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

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