Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 7.5% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 1.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 11.2% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 4.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.21 MYR 12.63

$3.98 LKR 1,229

-19.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.69 MYR 45.93

$25.32 LKR 7,825

-53.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 MYR 15.73

$8.48 LKR 2,621

-52.83%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MYR 10.49

$2.73 LKR 843

-2.20%

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

$0.75 MYR 2.96

$0.74 LKR 228

1.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.33

$0.37 LKR 115

-8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.90 MYR 11.38

$2.41 LKR 744

20.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 MYR 15.17

$3.31 LKR 1,023

16.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 MYR 5.55

$1.70 LKR 525

-17.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 MYR 5.52

$0.56 LKR 174

151.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.80 MYR 3.13

$0.83 LKR 256

-3.61%

Eggs

$3.40 MYR 13.36

$2.20 LKR 679

54.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.01 MYR 43.28

$14.25 LKR 4,404

-22.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 MYR 18.44

$4.70 LKR 1,454

-0.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.10 MYR 47.55

$7.87 LKR 2,431

53.75%

Apples (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 11.99

$7.49 LKR 2,315

-59.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.67

$1.11 LKR 344

7.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.30 MYR 9.02

$5.85 LKR 1,809

-60.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.40

$1.22 LKR 376

13.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 MYR 2.15

$1.10 LKR 339

-50.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.83

$1.43 LKR 442

-32.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.54

$1.14 LKR 354

-21.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$0.60 LKR 187

-38.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MYR 16.16

$10.23 LKR 3,161

-59.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.62 MYR 81.0

$12.67 LKR 3,916

62.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.97 MYR 11.66

$2.09 LKR 646

42.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MYR 8.84

$2.94 LKR 909

-23.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 MYR 5.62

$0.19 LKR 59.0

652.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.63 MYR 33.92

$4.94 LKR 1,525

74.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.75

$0.41 LKR 127

195.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 MYR 2.92

$0.35 LKR 109

111.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.60

$0.57 LKR 176

952.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.94

$1.25 LKR 386

-60.80%

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

$58.6K MYR 230.4K

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

120.18%

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

$28.5K MYR 112.1K

$35.4K LKR 10.9M

-19.48%

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

$31.24 MYR 123

$59.5 LKR 18.4K

-47.46%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.38

$4.46 LKR 1,378

113.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.19 MYR 127

$15.16 LKR 4,685

112.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.90 MYR 110

$14.28 LKR 4,412

95.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.73 MYR 22.51

$7.05 LKR 2,179

-18.72%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 MYR 16.37

$3.38 LKR 1,044

23.37%

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

$97.6 MYR 384

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

167.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,119 MYR 20.1K

$444 LKR 137.3K

1051.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.77 MYR 141

$27.90 LKR 8,623

28.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.63 MYR 73.2

$19.17 LKR 5,926

-2.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.03 MYR 177

$68.8 LKR 21.3K

-34.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.13 MYR 126

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

-16.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$308 MYR 1,211

$372 LKR 115.0K

-17.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 645

$177 LKR 54.6K

-7.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$480 MYR 1,885

$969 LKR 299.5K

-50.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 MYR 1,472

$360 LKR 111.3K

4.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,284 MYR 5,045

$3,705 LKR 1.1M

-65.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$712 MYR 2,799

$1,248 LKR 385.8K

-42.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MYR 2,971

$241 LKR 74.4K

214.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.63

16.45

-77.93%

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

Last update for Miri: February 28, 2026

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

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